, Tears, Mourning as Another Army Officer, Humanitarian Worker Shot Dead By Soldier in Northeast -

Tears, Mourning as Another Army Officer, Humanitarian Worker Shot Dead By Soldier in Northeast

The Army has announced the killing of one of its soldiers and a humanitarian worker by personnel in the northeast.
The yet-to-named soldier was said to have also injured a co-pilot of one of the United Nations helicopters in the region.
According to the Army, investigations into the incident in already ongoing as the injured co-pilot is stabilized

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

In 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 neutralised the errant soldier while the injured co-pilot has been medically stabilised.

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