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  An army officer in the 353 Artillery regiment, Ojo cantonment, Lagos identified as Boyi ThankGod has killed himself.   The soldier, attached to Headquarters 35 Artillery Brigade Abeokuta, Ogun State, was said to have suddenly cocked his rifle and shot himself in the head.   The incident happened on Monday, a colleague of the deceased told SaharaReporters.   He was said to have complained about his unpaid allowances and showed signs of depression before he eventually took his life.  

Another internal breach has been recorded among the North-East troops of the Nigerian Army after a yet-to-be identified soldier fighting Boko Haram insurgents in the North-East opened fire on his colleague and killed him. The deceased soldier was identified as Private Diko. According to military sources, the duo were troops of Operation Desert Sanity and joined the army in 2020. The incident occurred last Friday in Ngoshe, Gwoza Local Government Area of the state.

The Nigerian Army says it has instituted investigation into the incident of a soldier, who went wild, killed his colleagues and himself at the Forward Operations Base (FOB) Rabbah, Sokoto State. The soldier identified as Lance Corporal Nwobodo Chinoso, had shot dead the Commander of the Forward Operating Base (FOB) Rabah in Sokoto State, Lt. Sam Oladapo. Chinoso also shot the FOB Rabah Command Sergeant Major (CSM), Sgt. Iliyasu Inusa, and another private soldier, Attahiru Mohammed, after he had killed Oladapo.

About 16 persons sustained varying degrees of injuries in the incident which occurred on Tuesday in Mafa Market.

The victim is said to be receiving treatment at the 7 Division Military Hospital, Maiduguri.