Soldier commits suicide after killing commander, two other colleagues

A soldier committed suicide on Saturday after killing three colleagues including Sam Oladapo, the Commandant, Forward Operations Base stationed in Rabah local government area of ​​Sokoto State.

The soldier, Nwabodo Chinoso, a Corporal, was posted to the 223 battalion in Zuru Kebbi State but was sent to Rabah.

Signals sent to the Army headquarters and seen by PREMIUM TIMES indicated that Mr. Chinoso also shot dead Iliyasu Inusa, a Sergeant Major and Attahiru Mohammed, a private.

“There was a shooting incident. At about 051700A Mar 23. LCPL Nwabodo Chinoso of 223 battalion Zuru attached to 26 and deployed at FOB Rabah, opened fire and killed FOB commander LT TI Sam Oladapo, Sergeant CSM Iliyasu Inusa and Private Attahiru Mohammed, inside the Commander’s accommodation before killing. himself.

“The Commander of the 8th Garrison Division and the Commander of the 26th battalion are currently on the scene, efforts continue to move the bodies to Usman Danfodiyo Hospital Sokoto. Investigation into the cause to start immediately. The cause of the incident is not yet known. Details later,” the signal read.

According to the signal, Mr. Chinoso went to the official accommodation of the military commander in the town of Rabah and shot Mr. Oladapo. He was unprovoked.

When two other soldiers, Messrs Inusa and Mohammed tried to protect the commander, Mr Chinoso was also shot with a gun.

He then shot himself.

At Nigerian Army The spokesman, Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement said the army has opened an investigation into the killing.

“The circumstances that led to the incident cannot be immediately determined, because the soldier who killed his comrades also immediately shot himself, taking his own life.

“The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 8 Division of the Nigerian Army, who is also the Commander of Joint Task Force Operation Northwest Hadarin Daji Major General Godwin Mutkut and other senior officers have visited the location, where they commiserated with the troops for losing their comrades in the event it’s an unfortunate situation.

“He called on him to be his brother’s keeper and report any anomaly among his comrades so that he can prevent it from happening. He also encouraged him to remain calm and faithful in the performance of his duties,” Mr. Nwachukwu, a Brigadier General, said in the statement.