An Army soldier went into a killing spree and shot his Commander, two others and self in Sokoto State.
The soldier identified as Lance corporal Nwobobo Chinoso of 223 Battalion was deployed at forward operating Base Rabah when he opened fire and killed the Commander, two other soldiers and self at the base.
The incident happened on 5 March 2023 at about 1700 hours (5pm) on Sunday,adding that the cause of incident was yet unknown while investigation had commenced immediately.
“At about 051700A MAR 23. LCPL Nwobobo Chinnoso of 223 Battalion Zuru Attached to 26 and Deployed at Forward Operating Base RABAH, opened fire and Killed the Forward Operating Base Commander Lt. TI SAM-OLADAPO,The Command Sergeant Major (CSM) SSGT Iliyasu Inusa and Pte Attahiru Mohammed, inside the Commander’s accomodation before Killing himself.
The Commander 8 Division Garrison and AND Commanding Officer 26 Battalion are presently at the location, efforts ongoing to move the corpses to Usmanu Danfodio University Teaching Hospital (UDUTH).
“Investigation into the cause to start immediately. Cause of incident not yet known.”
The Director Army Public Relations Brig Gen Onyema Nwachukwu could not be reached for reactions how, military sources confirmed the incident to leadership.
The sources attributed such ugly development to war fatigue and trauma experienced by soldiers in war front.