{"id":114034,"date":"2024-08-23T02:28:29","date_gmt":"2024-08-23T01:28:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=114034"},"modified":"2024-08-23T02:28:29","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T01:28:29","slug":"army-orders-probe-into-kaduna-villagers-killing-by-soldiers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/other-news\/army-orders-probe-into-kaduna-villagers-killing-by-soldiers\/","title":{"rendered":"Army Orders Probe Into Kaduna Villagers\u2019 Killing By Soldiers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1808113231663001485\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Authorities of the Nigerian Army, on Thursday, ordered immediate investigations into the killing of some villagers allegedly by some soldiers in Sabon Birni, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State.<\/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\">\nThe army, which described the report of the killing as disturbing, condoled family members of the affected residents and vowed to sanction any of its personnel found culpable after the investigations.<\/p>\n<p>Pointblanknews.com had reported that the villagers had accused soldiers of killing three persons and over 100 cows during an incident at a local cattle market on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Eyewitnesses in an interview with this newspaper had claimed that soldiers opened fire on the cattle, leading to the deaths of at least three people as traders fled for safety.<\/p>\n<p>But reacting to the incident, the spokesman of the Nigerian Army, Onyema Nwachukwu, explained that the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, had directed that the incident be thoroughly investigated.<\/p>\n<p>Nwachukwu, a Major-General, said initiating a probe into the incident became imperative because the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria mandated the armed forces to protect lives and property, and as such it would not act otherwise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile the Nigerian Army wishes to sympathise with Sabon Birni community and families of the affected persons, we also wish to state that the allegation will be thoroughly investigated and any personnel found culpable will be appropriately sanctioned.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is also necessary to add that the Nigerian Army, which is constitutionally mandated to protect lives and property of the citizenry, can not tolerate doing otherwise,\u201d the senior military officer said.<\/p>\n<p>The army spokesman, who appealed for calm among residents of the area, promised that the report of the investigations would be made public as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAccordingly, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja has directed a thorough investigation into the incident with a view to establishing the immediate and remote causes of the incident and unravelling those behind it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe, therefore, appeal for calm and assure the general public that the outcome of the investigation will also be made public,\u201d Nwachukwu added.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Authorities of the Nigerian Army, on Thursday, ordered immediate investigations into the killing of some villagers allegedly by some soldiers in Sabon Birni, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State.&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":109636,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-114034","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-other-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Army Orders Probe Into Kaduna Villagers\u2019 Killing By Soldiers - Pointblank News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/other-news\/army-orders-probe-into-kaduna-villagers-killing-by-soldiers\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Army Orders Probe Into Kaduna Villagers\u2019 Killing By Soldiers - Pointblank News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Authorities of the Nigerian Army, on Thursday, ordered immediate investigations into the killing of some villagers allegedly by some soldiers in Sabon Birni, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State.&hellip;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/other-news\/army-orders-probe-into-kaduna-villagers-killing-by-soldiers\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pointblank News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-08-23T01:28:29+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Nigerian-Army-LOGO.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"742\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"486\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Our Reporter\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Our Reporter\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/other-news\/army-orders-probe-into-kaduna-villagers-killing-by-soldiers\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/other-news\/army-orders-probe-into-kaduna-villagers-killing-by-soldiers\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Our Reporter\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#\/schema\/person\/ba61acbe7e8967bcf3f3ba603d9db23c\"},\"headline\":\"Army Orders Probe Into Kaduna Villagers\u2019 Killing By Soldiers\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-08-23T01:28:29+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/other-news\/army-orders-probe-into-kaduna-villagers-killing-by-soldiers\/\"},\"wordCount\":354,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/other-news\/army-orders-probe-into-kaduna-villagers-killing-by-soldiers\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Nigerian-Army-LOGO.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Other News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/other-news\/army-orders-probe-into-kaduna-villagers-killing-by-soldiers\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/other-news\/army-orders-probe-into-kaduna-villagers-killing-by-soldiers\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/other-news\/army-orders-probe-into-kaduna-villagers-killing-by-soldiers\/\",\"name\":\"Army Orders Probe Into Kaduna Villagers\u2019 Killing By Soldiers - Pointblank News\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/other-news\/army-orders-probe-into-kaduna-villagers-killing-by-soldiers\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/other-news\/army-orders-probe-into-kaduna-villagers-killing-by-soldiers\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Nigerian-Army-LOGO.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-08-23T01:28:29+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#\/schema\/person\/ba61acbe7e8967bcf3f3ba603d9db23c\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/other-news\/army-orders-probe-into-kaduna-villagers-killing-by-soldiers\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/other-news\/army-orders-probe-into-kaduna-villagers-killing-by-soldiers\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/other-news\/army-orders-probe-into-kaduna-villagers-killing-by-soldiers\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Nigerian-Army-LOGO.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Nigerian-Army-LOGO.jpg\",\"width\":742,\"height\":486},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/other-news\/army-orders-probe-into-kaduna-villagers-killing-by-soldiers\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Army Orders Probe Into Kaduna Villagers\u2019 Killing By Soldiers\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/\",\"name\":\"Pointblank News\",\"description\":\"Just the news\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#\/schema\/person\/ba61acbe7e8967bcf3f3ba603d9db23c\",\"name\":\"Our Reporter\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/83b3820ef93d502ae3a617b2c881ca42?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/83b3820ef93d502ae3a617b2c881ca42?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Our Reporter\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/author\/admin\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Army Orders Probe Into Kaduna Villagers\u2019 Killing By Soldiers - Pointblank News","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/other-news\/army-orders-probe-into-kaduna-villagers-killing-by-soldiers\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Army Orders Probe Into Kaduna Villagers\u2019 Killing By Soldiers - Pointblank News","og_description":"Authorities of the Nigerian Army, on Thursday, ordered immediate investigations into the killing of some villagers allegedly by some soldiers in Sabon Birni, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State.&hellip;","og_url":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/other-news\/army-orders-probe-into-kaduna-villagers-killing-by-soldiers\/","og_site_name":"Pointblank News","article_published_time":"2024-08-23T01:28:29+00:00","og_image":[{"width":742,"height":486,"url":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Nigerian-Army-LOGO.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Our Reporter","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Our Reporter","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/other-news\/army-orders-probe-into-kaduna-villagers-killing-by-soldiers\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/other-news\/army-orders-probe-into-kaduna-villagers-killing-by-soldiers\/"},"author":{"name":"Our Reporter","@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#\/schema\/person\/ba61acbe7e8967bcf3f3ba603d9db23c"},"headline":"Army Orders Probe Into Kaduna Villagers\u2019 Killing By Soldiers","datePublished":"2024-08-23T01:28:29+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/other-news\/army-orders-probe-into-kaduna-villagers-killing-by-soldiers\/"},"wordCount":354,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/other-news\/army-orders-probe-into-kaduna-villagers-killing-by-soldiers\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Nigerian-Army-LOGO.jpg","articleSection":["Other News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/other-news\/army-orders-probe-into-kaduna-villagers-killing-by-soldiers\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/other-news\/army-orders-probe-into-kaduna-villagers-killing-by-soldiers\/","url":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/other-news\/army-orders-probe-into-kaduna-villagers-killing-by-soldiers\/","name":"Army Orders Probe Into Kaduna Villagers\u2019 Killing By Soldiers - Pointblank News","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/other-news\/army-orders-probe-into-kaduna-villagers-killing-by-soldiers\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/other-news\/army-orders-probe-into-kaduna-villagers-killing-by-soldiers\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Nigerian-Army-LOGO.jpg","datePublished":"2024-08-23T01:28:29+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#\/schema\/person\/ba61acbe7e8967bcf3f3ba603d9db23c"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/other-news\/army-orders-probe-into-kaduna-villagers-killing-by-soldiers\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/other-news\/army-orders-probe-into-kaduna-villagers-killing-by-soldiers\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/other-news\/army-orders-probe-into-kaduna-villagers-killing-by-soldiers\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Nigerian-Army-LOGO.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Nigerian-Army-LOGO.jpg","width":742,"height":486},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/other-news\/army-orders-probe-into-kaduna-villagers-killing-by-soldiers\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Army Orders Probe Into Kaduna Villagers\u2019 Killing By Soldiers"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#website","url":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/","name":"Pointblank News","description":"Just the news","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#\/schema\/person\/ba61acbe7e8967bcf3f3ba603d9db23c","name":"Our Reporter","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/83b3820ef93d502ae3a617b2c881ca42?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/83b3820ef93d502ae3a617b2c881ca42?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Our Reporter"},"url":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/author\/admin\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114034","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=114034"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114034\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/109636"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=114034"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=114034"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=114034"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}