From Umar Dankano,Yola
A female soldier has killed a senior colleague at a checkpoint in Yola, Adamawa State.
The soldier, was enforcing the curfew imposed by the Adamawa State government.
It would be recalled that Gov Ahmadu Fintiri, the Adamawa State governor, imposed the curfew after hoodlums broke into a government warehouse and looted several items, including palliatives meant to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy.
According to the report, the female soldier identified as Lance Corporal Nkiru shot a captain who attempted to intervene in her altercation with civilians at Fire Service Roundabout in Yola.
The female soldier reportedly insisted that motorists, including workers on essential duty, coming home during the curfew hours must turn back.
“Some people stopped at the checkpoint explained themselves as workers on essential duties, but the female soldier insisted they must turn back. A captain came forward to intervene. Unfortunately, she had already cocked her rifle, so she just fired and killed him accidentally,” a security officer stated.
The victim was confirmed dead at the Federal Medical Centre, Yola, while the suspect was instantly arrested and whisked away by soldiers.
When contacted, Brigade Commander of the 23rd Armoured Brigade Yola, Adamawa state, Brigadier General Muhammad Gambo has declined to confirm the killing.
General Gambo in a mobile phone interview Monday in Yola refused to answer any question on the said killing but only referred this reporter to the Army Public relations officer at the Army headquarters in Abuja.
“I can’t talk to you please,call our Army Spokesman at headquarters in Abuja.He will clear the air on the matter for you”.
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