Army officer, humanitarian worker shot dead by soldier in Borno

Story from Saleh INUWA, Kano

A Nigerian soldier on Thursday, November 17, 2022 shot and killed his colleague and a humanitarian worker at a military base in Borno State.

A statement signed by Major General Samson Zhakom, the assistant director of Army public relations, headquarters theatre command of Operation Hadin Kai, said the soldier also injured the co-pilot of one of the United Nations helicopters in the state.

Zhakom noted troops on the ground had immediately neutralized the errant soldier while the injured co-pilot has been medically stabilized: “The Theatre Command Operation HADIN KAI regrets to inform the public of a sad occurrence at one of our military bases today.

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“A soldier shot and killed a staff of one of the NGOs providing humanitarian support in the North East.

“Same soldier also killed another soldier and injured the co-pilot of one of the UN helicopters. Own troops on the ground immediately neutralized the errant personnel.”

The statement also said that the deceased has been moved to the 7 Division Hospital as a detailed investigation into the matter is ongoing.

He said: “The injured co-pilot has been stabilized while the corpses of the deceased have been moved to the 7 Division Hospital”.

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