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Breaking: Rogue Soldier Kills An International Staff, Injure UN Pilot in Borno
Breaking: Rogue Soldier Kills An International Staff, Injure UN Pilot in Borno
By: James Bwala
Reports reaching NEWSng reveals that, a soldier working in the frontline operations in Damboa local government area of Borno state in Northeast Nigeria have killed a humanitarian worker and also injured a helicopter pilot before he was said to have been brought down by other colleagues to prevent further disaster on the humanitarian operations in the deep field.
The incident according to sources raises serious crises among the humanitarian workers in Damboa local government as the lady killed was said to be an Expertriate from Ethiopia and the injured Pilot, a UN staff working with UNHAS and lifting humanitarian staff from Maiduguri, the Borno state capital to deep field for humanitarian assistance.
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Although there was no evidence of any engagement that may have resulted in the action taken by the soldier, reports simply put that he was depressed having been fighting for a while in the frontline operations.
Investigation carried out by NEWSng revealed that the lady, an International staff from Ethiopia was working with a French organization, Medicine de Mondene (MDM). According to findings, she was stabbed four time by the soldier, who afterwards turn on the pilot and injured him also.
“She was not a UN staff but the Pilot is. We could not fetch reasons for the action rather than put that the soldier was depressed. For now, I cannot tell you their names as we are yet to complete our investigation on the matter. This is rather sad but we hope that the Nigerian authority will do sometime to stop aggressiveness against humanitarian workers by some men in uniform and to take a step in ensuring the need is done for soldiers in such conditions.” A source said
The incident which happened at about 3:00pm put that the soldier stab the international staff after he had exhausted bullet firing at the humanitarian helicopter that wounded the UN Pilot.
” It was after he had exhausted his bullet that he turns on the international staff with jack knife and stabbed her four times to sniffout life in her.” Another source told NEWSng
As at the time of this report, there are no official statement from either the military or the humanitarian operations.
Breaking: Rogue Soldier Kills An International Staff, Injure UN Pilot in Borno
Bandits kill 12 in Kwara community attack
By: Zagazola Makama
Suspected bandits on Sunday attacked Hybrid Force camp in Oke Ode, Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara, killing 12 people.
Zagazola learnt that the attack occurred at about 8:50 a.m. when the gunmen stormed the community.
Troops from a patrol base in Babanla were immediately mobilised to the scene, but the attackers fled before their arrival.
A search of the area by the troops led to the discovery of 12 lifeless bodies comprising nine vigilantes and three civilians killed during the attack.
The corpses of the deceased were evacuated to Oke Ode Police Station while troops restored calm in the area.
The source said the general security situation in the area remained calm but unpredictable.
Bandits kill 12 in Kwara community attack
Again suspected Boko Haram insurgents return to Kirawa with damnation
By: Bodunrin Kayode
Boko Haram Insurgents have again attacked Kirawa a border community in Borno state killing a civilian joint task force (CJTF) member and wounding several others in the process.
The Boko Haram insurgents ambushed the commuters driving into Kirawa a community in Bama council area and killed the CJTF in the process.
To punish some of the commuters further for fleeing away from the scene of the ambush, the insurgents burned down some of their vehicles before returning into the bush unchallenged.
After the attack died down, some motorists and passengers who sustained different degrees of injuries were treated in nearby clinics.
Sources revealed that trouble started when six vehicles loaded with food items and other luggages were ambushed and set ablaze by the insurgents along the Pulka-Kirawa road on Friday last week.
Senator representing Borno South, Mohammed Ndume reacting to the incident called on the military authorities to deploy more troops to safeguard the entire communities around Gwoza council area and Cameroun.
There is only one forward military base (FOB) in Kirawa and it is dominated by the Multi national joint task force MNJTF of mostly Camerounian troops mandated to pin down kirawa on both sides of the divides of the two countries.
A lot of the Intel policing of the community is done by CJTF even as families are still awaiting the rescue of a schoolgirl, Aisha Muhammad that was kidnapped by the insurgents a month ago when this very base was overrun leaving sorrow tears and blood in the community.
Again suspected Boko Haram insurgents return to Kirawa with damnation
Police investigate killing of pastor in Delta
By: Zagazola Makama
The Police Command in Delta has commenced investigation into the gruesome murder of Pastor Oputeh Monday, aged 59, who was killed by unknown assailants in Umuebu community, Ukwuani Local Government Area of the state.
Sources said that the case was reported by the deceased’s son, Oputeh Joshua, aged 26, who told police that his father had left home early for his farm along Amai/Umuebu farm road and instructed them to meet him later with a motorcycle.
“On their way, they heard gunshots and rushed into the bush where they discovered the lifeless body of their father lying on the ground with his head chopped off.
“Detectives from Obiaruku Division visited the scene of the crime and evacuated the corpse to Medisar Mortuary, Obiaruku, for preservation and autopsy,” the sources said.
The sources that preliminary investigation had commenced, while confidence-building patrols were ongoing in the affected area.
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