A soldier of Nigeria’s 35 Artillery Brigade in Abeokuta, the capital city of Southwestern Ogun State has reportedly died due to a negligent use of his personal weapon, the Nigerian Army (NA) said in a press statement on Wednesday.
A Nigerian media reported the suicide case, quoting an anonymous source who said the deceased was bitter about the low pay in the job and unpaid bonuses. The newspaper identifies the soldier as Boyi ThankGod.
But authorities refuted the report, saying the late soldier alongside his colleagues deployed for duty on Jan. 15 were “adequately fed in line with NA’s standard for troops’ on duties.”
The statement by the Nigerian Army says the deceased soldier “handled his personal weapon negligently and misfired, which resulted in his death.”
“His colleagues who heard the sound of the gunshot had rushed to the scene of the incident, only to find the soldier in the pool of his blood with gunshot wounds on the head,” the statement added.
Read the full statement: https://twitter.com/HQNigerianArmy/status/1747624005819834477?t=aPAFYOb15auARD3L99aBRw&s=19
—Ezinwanne Onwuka reports for TruthNigeria from Abuja.
