Nigerian Army - "A Soldier Shot And Killed A Staff Of One Of The NGOs In North East, Also Kills A Fellow Soldier"

A staff of one of the Non-Governmental Organisations providing humanitarian support in the North-East was shot dead by a soldier.

The Nigerian army has confirmed via it's Army spokesperson, Major Samson Nantip Zhakom, that a soldier with the 25 Task Force Brigade in Borno ran amuck on Thursday, shot and killed a female humanitarian aid worker, while injuring a UN pilot.

The soldier also killed one of his colleagues who tried to disarm him.

The Army further disclosed that the soldier also killed a fellow soldier and maimed the co-pilot of one of the United Nations helicopters.

Major Samson Nantip Zhakom said:

"The Theatre Command Operation HADIN KAI regrets to inform the public of a sad occurrence at one of our military base today.

“A soldier shot and killed a staff of one of the NGOs providing humanitarian support in the North East. The 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 injured co-pilot has been stabilized while the corpses of the deceased have been moved to the 7 Division Hospital. A detailed investigation into the incident and subsequent remedial actions have commenced into the highly regrettable incident.

“Further details will be provided later.”

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