How Nigerian soldier working with Boko Haram pulled out a pistol and shot himself dead
An action by an officer of the Nigerian army has confirmed that there are bad eggs in the military outfit who work with terrorist groups.
Lance Corporal Jibrin, an instructor with the Nigerian Army battalion in Geidam, Yobe State, shot himself dead after he was arrested.
He took his life after he was arrested for allegedly conniving with Boko Haram insurgents who attacked Yobe communities recently.
Jibrin, who disappeared from his duty post a few days ago, was said to have been sighted among the Boko Haram terrorists that attacked Geidam town last week.
Military sources said the soldier was tracked by an army intelligence unit and was found in Gashua, some hundreds of kilometers from his duty post, on Tuesday.
“The Army authorities in Gashua were intimated and Jibrin was nabbed at a checkpoint after he boarded a bus to Gombe and disguised himself as a civilian.”
“He was handcuffed and on interrogation, he revealed a lot which led to the arrest of some of his collaborators.
“On transit to Geidam, he snatched a gun from one of his escorts, overpowered the other, and shot himself
When contacted, the army spokesman at headquarters of sector II operation Hadinkai Damaturu, Lt Kennedy Anyewau, confirmed the incident.
He said ” Yes we received a report about a soldier who committed suicide yesterday evening, and a full investigation is ongoing to unravel the circumstances that led to the incident. That is all I can disclose about the matter for now.”
But an officer who pleaded anonymity gave more details about the incident.
“It is true that Jibrin was arrested and he later killed himself, he was a very skillful soldier, he was part us and upon realising that his moves became suspicious he disappeared.
“No wonder the last Boko Haram operation in Geidam shocked all of us because we had prepared for them but they took us unaware by using a new strategy different from what they are known for, they sneaked into the town silently without a vehicle, and no sound of gunshot was heard.
“We suspected that they must have informants from within and after a beam light was set out the question mark falls on Jibrin,” the source added.
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