The Nigerian Army has detained a soldier who killed a 16-year-old boy, Ismail Mohammed, while attempting to stop hoodlums who were causing mayhem in Samaru, Zaria, in Kaduna State on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
This is contained in a statement by the Director, Army Public Relations, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, on Wednesday in Abuja.<\/p>\n
Nwachukwu said the troops received a distress call that some hoodlums gathered in Samaru area of Zaria in large numbers, burning tyres on the road and pelting stones on security personnel.<\/p>\n
He said the troops immediately mobilised and arrived at the scene to disperse the mob and enforce the curfew imposed by the state government.<\/p>\n
\u201cOn arrival at the scene, the hoodlums brazenly attempted attacking the troops, prompting a soldier to fire a warning shot to scare the hoodlums away, which unfortunately led to the death of a 16-year-old boy, Ismail Mohammed.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe soldier involved has since been arrested and undergoing interrogation as of the time of this report,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Nwachukwu said the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja was saddened by the unfortunate incident.<\/p>\n
He said the COAS had sent a high-powered delegation led by the General Officer Commanding 1 Division, Maj.-Gen. Lander Saraso, to visit and condole with the family of the deceased.<\/p>\n
According to him, the deceased was buried according to Islamic rites, with senior military officers of the Nigerian army in attendance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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