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Nigerian soldier commits suicide after killing three colleagues in Sokoto

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The Nigerian Army spokesman, Brig.-Gen. Onyeama Nwachukwu, says investigations have been instituted into a soldier, who killed his colleagues and himself at Forward Operations Base (FOB) Rabbah, Sokoto State.

He said the tragic incident which occurred on Sunday has left many people including the authorities wondering about its cause.

A statement obtained by Persecondnews said: “The Nigerian Army has instituted investigations into the unfortunate incident of a soldier, who killed his colleagues and himself at Forward Operations Base (FOB) Rabbah, Sokoto state.

“The sad and rare incident occurred in the evening of Sunday 5th of March 2023 at the FOB, where troops were deployed for internal security operations.

“The circumstances leading to the incident could not be immediately ascertained, as the soldier who killed his colleagues also shot himself immediately, terminating his own life.”

Nwachukwu said top military officers including the General Officer Commanding (GOC) have visited the scene of the incident.

“The General Officer Commanding (GOC), 8 Division Nigerian Army, who also doubles as the Commander of the Joint Task Force North-West, “Operation Hadarin Daji”, Major General Godwin Mutkut and other senior officers have visited the location, where he commiserated with troops for losing their colleagues in such an unfortunate situation.

“The authorities of the Nigerian army are deeply concerned about this unusual and ugly development and have therefore instituted a Board of Inquiry (BOI) to unravel the circumstances surrounding the incident.

” It is envisaged that the findings of the BOI will help forestall such ugly and bizarre occurrences in the future,” he said.

Nwachukwu admonished soldiers to be their brother’s keepers and report any anomaly observed among themselves to forestall such incidences.

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