- An unnamed female soldier attached to the Ngwa High School Forward Operation Base (FOB), in Aba has reportedly killed another woman during a confrontation
- Wisdom and Ifeanyi, two eyewitnesses of the incident, confirmed that the victim, who was a truck pusher, died at the spot after her body was sprayed with bullets
- Authorities of the 144 Battalion and 14 Brigade in the area were yet to offer an official statement on the sad development
An unnamed female soldier attached to the Ngwa High School Forward Operation Base (FOB), has reportedly killed a woman at Osisioma junction which leads to the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), depot off Enugu-Aba-Port Harcourt expressway.
The Nation reported that the deceased woman, yet unknown, died immediately after her body was sprayed with bullets.
Sources around the Osisioma area informed newsmen that the woman who was mentally derailed was caught by bullets while the soldier was dragging her gun with a truck pusher.
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Wisdom, an eyewitness of the incident said the woman was killed by bullets from the soldier’s rifle.
He said that the misunderstanding between the female soldier and the truck pusher caused serious confusion in the area as the sound of the gun which took over the vicinity attracted other soldiers to the place. This forced people to abandon their cars and tricycles on the expressway. This, according to Wisdom, brought about a gridlock traffic on the expressway.
Wisdom said: “The female soldier, I understand, told the truck pusher to take another route, but the truck pusher refused to heed to the instructions of the soldier. The soldier at that point, pushed the truck pusher who then charged at the soldier.
"The gun which had already being corked by the soldier in an apparent move to scare the truck pusher rented the air and in the process attracted other soldiers to the scene.
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“The woman because of her mental state couldn’t run to safety when the incident was going on. She was in the process hit by several bullets while the man was dragging the gun with the soldier.
The man was later whisked away into the Ngwa High School base of the Nigerian Army while the body of the dead woman was equally taken alongside with them.”
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Ifeanyi, another eyewitness confirmed Wisdom’s report. Ifeanyi wondered why the truck pusher would exchange words with a soldier carrying a gun. He beckoned on the army authorities in the state to investigate the incident.
Authorities of the 144 Battalion and 14 Brigade were yet to give an official statement on the sad development.
Meanwhile, NAIJ.com reported that the Ekiti state governor, Ayodele Fayose on Wednesday, March 7, called on the international community to step in and help in ending mindless killings in many parts of Nigeria.
NAIJ.com gathered that he claimed that President Buhari-led administration was taking the twin menace of Boko Haram and herdsmen attacks in Nigeria for granted.
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Source: Naija.ng