Shortly after the Nigerian army gave the reason why a female soldier who accepted a male corps member’s proposal at the NYSC orientation camp in Yikpata, Kwara State, was detained, netizens have dug up old photos of some male soldiers who proposed to their partners while in uniform and didn’t face any consequences from the Nigerian Army.

Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu said the female officer whose name was not revealed violated military laws by getting involved in a public display of amorous relationship with a paramilitary trainee, a corps member.

Also among the reasons the army gave for her detention was that she indulged in romance while in uniform.

Nigerians got angered by the reason and have now started sharing photos of male soldiers who indulged in romance while in uniform and were not penalized as the female soldier is being penalized.