Photo: Gen Lucky Irabor, Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff
Soldier kills his commander, 3 others, commits suicide
A Nigerian soldier, Lance Corporal Nwobodo Chinonso, has killed Lt. Sam Oladapo, the Commander Officer of his Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Rabah, Sokoto State, and three other colleagues, before killing himself.
According to PRNigeria, Chinonso opened fire on the deceased Lt. Oladapo, as well as the Command Sergeant Major (CSM), Sgt. Iliyasu Inusa, and a private soldier, Attahiru Mohammed.
A senior officer in Sokoto Division said that after killing his colleagues, the Chinonso, who is suspected to be battling “operational and psychological stress” turned the gun on himself and committed suicide.
He said that the remains of the victims have been moved to the Usmanu Danfodiyo Teaching Hospital (UDUTH) Sokoto mortuary, while investigation into the incident had already commenced.
“It is something that is common in the military. But that’s not a justification for any of our soldiers to go haywire,” he said.
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