Defence Headquarters says, a Naval officer deployed at FOB Dansadua for Operation FANSAN YAMMA in Katrina State, North West Nigeria, has “indiscriminately” opened fire and killed his colleague.
Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, in a statement on Friday, said the incident happened on Friday at about 0312hrs in Dansadau area of the State.
Buba said, the official identified as Leading Seaman Akila A, had been arrested, disarmed and detained, adding that investigation into the incident had commenced.
According to him, after investigation, the case will be “escalated to a standing court martial” which is usually set up to address such misdemeanour among troops.
“Meanwhile, the administrative procedure for notifying the family of the deceased is ongoing. It is for this reason his name has not yet been released to the public.
“Nevertheless, the name will be released in due course. Accordingly, we urge the media to have caution in the report in order not to further demoralise the family of the deceased.’’ – NAN
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