In Borno, Soldier fires at UN pilot and shoots  colleague

A day after the demise of Brigadier General Audu James the military has suffered  another major loss.

Daily Trust reported how a corporal reported to be under alcoholic influence crushed the general and killed him inside a Lagos barracks.

Yet another soldier has been shot by his colleagues, killing one of them and a humanitarian worker.

Tye incident happend in Damboa Local Government Area of Borno where a co-pilot of a UN helicopter sustained injuries.

According to the Assistant Director of Army Public Relations, Major Samson Zhakom, troop had to shoot him down to prevent more havoc.

Zhakom said the injured co-pilot has been stabilised, and that investigation has commenced into the regrettable incident.

“The theatre command Operation Hadin Kai regrets to inform the general 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.”

“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. Detailed investigation into the incident and subsequent remedial actions have commenced into the highly regrettable incident.”

(Daily Trust)