Festus Igenkhai: A Deserter, Bigot, and Enemy of National Unity »

By Simon Adeyemi

Nigerians must rise and reject the poison being spewed by one Lance Corporal Festus Igenkhai, a disgraced soldier who deserted the Nigerian Army after just four miserable years of gross indiscipline, tribal hate, religious bigotry, and cowardice.

This coward was never a patriot. From the day he donned the uniform, Festus carried with him not the honour of service, but the arrogance of entitlement, the bitterness of failure, and a dangerous disdain for the unity of this nation.

While in service, Festus was investigated and tried multiple times for offenses that included indiscipline, insubordination, incitement, and dereliction of duty. He was a cancer within the ranks — a man who had no respect for the chain of command or the values of the military. When it became clear that his disgraceful conduct had sealed the fate of his career, he did not reform. He ran like the coward that he is. He absconded from duty and has been officially declared a deserter — a fugitive wanted for betrayal and shame.

Now, instead of keeping his disgraced head down, Festus has turned to social media where he spreads venom — attacking the institution not because of performance or principle, but because he did not measure to the standards demanded. His posts are filled with hatred, jealousy, and divisive tribal propaganda. He insults and mocks those who have served this nation with honour — simply because they rose through hard work, loyalty, and discipline — things Festus could never embody.

His rantings are not the voice of a patriot or a reformer. They are the desperate screams of a failed man — bitter, angry, and dangerous.

Let it be clear: Festus Igenkhai is not a hero. He is a threat to national peace. His toxic posts are inciting and full of falsehoods.The Nigerian Armed Forces has a strict code of conduct. He knew this when he joined. No one forced him. If he couldn’t uphold the discipline, he should never have worn the uniform.

His sense of entitlement is delusional, and no responsible Nigerian should cheer him on. We cannot build a nation by encouraging cowards and bigots who failed in service and now seek to destroy others with propaganda and hate.

Festus Igenkhai should be treated as what he is: a deserter, a bigot, and a traitor. He must be arrested and prosecuted to the full extent of the law.

Nigerians, do not be deceived. The real enemies of progress are not those who lead with honour — it is those like Festus who sow seeds of division for their own selfish agenda