Nigerian Soldier Goes Haywire, Kills Senior Officer In Sokoto, You’ll Be Shocked To Know What His Colleagues Did To Him
Immediately James Kingsley, a soldier, was shot and killed by members of the Joint Task Force North West Operation HADARIN DAJI (OPHD) when he opened fire on one of his senior superiors.
OC Ukachuckwu (N/19548) was the name of the Second Lieutenant who was slain by Kingsley. According to a military source who verified the unfortunate event, it occurred on Sunday at approximately 6:05 p.m.
At the Forward Operational Base in Magami, Sokoto, James was reported to have gone insane and started shooting, killing Ukachuckwu before he was killed by other soldiers.
Some of his colleagues were also injured during the incident. They are currently in stable condition in
the hospital.
A military signal exclusively obtained by SaharaReporters confirmed the incident. The signal signed by Major MD Mikaailu read, “I TXT() SPECIAL SITREP (.)
INCIDENT REPORT () AT ABOUT
041805HRS() WHILE ON STAND TO
PERIOD 03NA/53/1572 CPL JAMES
KINGSLEY FROM 26BN ATT TO TEAM 3 FOR OPHD FIRED 2LT OC UKACHUKWU (N/19548) AT TANGO 2 FOB MAGAMI (.) THE SLDRS WENT ON FIRING EVERYONE ON SIGHT(.) AND HE WAS GUNNED DOWN BY FELLOW SLDRS PRESENT AT THE TANGO(.) BOTH LATE OFFR AND SLDR WERE RUSHED TO MAGAMI GEN HOSP WHERE THE OFFR WAS CONFIRMED DEAD() SIT WITHIN OWN FOB IS UNDER CON () SY SIT REMAINS CC () OTHERWISE NTR (.)DETAIL LATER (.) PSE ACK///.” Outbrain
There have been public concerns recently over the state of mental health of Nigerian soldiers, particularly the ones fighting terrorists in the North-East In March 2023, a 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
belonged to Operation Desert Sanity and Joined the army in 2020.
The incident occurred in Ngoshe, Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno state. “They were having an argument and
before you know it, he killed him (Diko). Both being 20NA were posted to 103 battalion Enugu but were moved to Borno to fight the Boko Haram Insurgency,” a military source had informed SaharaReporters.
Also in 2023, another soldier identified
as Lance Corporal Nwobodo Chinoso, 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.
