{"id":112615,"date":"2024-06-18T18:35:08","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T17:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=112615"},"modified":"2024-06-18T18:35:34","modified_gmt":"2024-06-18T17:35:34","slug":"soldier-kills-self-in-abia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/soldier-kills-self-in-abia\/","title":{"rendered":"Soldier kills self in Abia"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1802220201433507031\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">A soldier, attached to the 144 Battalion\u2019s Forward Operation Base (FOB),\u00a0 located at Ngwa High School, Abayi, Aba, Abia state has committed suicide.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">It was gathered that the incident which happened Saturday, left soldiers at the base in shock as they wondered what could have led their colleague who was billed for retirement from service in October 2024, to take his life.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The soldier, a senior non-commissioned soldier, Command Sergeant Major identified as Vitalis, and hails from Okpala in Ngor-Okpala council area of Imo State, shot himself in front of the FOB gate.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">No reason has been given for the suicide in front of the military facility as he was said to have left no suicide note.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Military sources stated that until the soldier&#8217;s death,there was no known case of domestic violence or work related disciplinary action against him by the\u00a0 military authorities at the 144 Battalion or 14 Brigade headquarters, Ohafia, respectively.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">It was alleged that the soldier had disappeared without any trace for the past two weeks. Attempts to trace his whereabouts by colleagues and the Army authorities were said to be unsuccessful.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Reports that he was declared wanted for going AWOL for two weeks by the authorities of the 14 Brigade Ohafia, could not be confirmed<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">However, he was alleged to have returned to the FOB and shot himself to death.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Army Public Relations Officer,(APRO) 14 Brigade, Ohafia, Lt. 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