“Some people stopped at the check point 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 female soldier enforcing the curfew imposed by the Adamawa state government shut dead her senior colleague at a checkpoint in the state capital of Yola.
Recall that the state governor, Ahmadu Fintiri had imposed the curfew after hoodlums broke into government warehouses, and private stores, looting several items, including palliatives meant to cushion the effect of the fuel subsidy.
According to sources, the female soldier simply identified as Lance Corporal Nkiru shot a captain who tried to intervene in her altercation with civilians at Fire Service Round About in the state capital.
Security sources said that the female soldier had insisted that motorists retuning home during the curfew hours must turn back, even when some of them had identified themselves as workers on essential duty.
“Some people stopped at the check point 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 said.
The victim was confirmed dead after being rushed to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Yola.
However, Nkiru was instantly arrested and whisked away by soldiers.
It was gathered that the female soldier has been severally accused of harassing civilians, cocking her rifle at the slightest provocation.
Daily Trust
