A Nigerian Naval leading seaman (LS), simply identified as Akila has gunned down his colleague (name withheld) during an argument in Dansadau, Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
According to SaharaReporters, the incident happened on Friday at about 6am.
Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Edward Buba, has confirmed the incident.
The two personnel, who were serving at Team 3, former Operation Hadarin Daji now newly named Operation Sheto Yanma, were reportedly having argument after which LS Akila shot his colleague.
A source said, “This morning at about 6am, two Naval personnel were having argument and one of them fired the other at Team 3 former Operation Hadarin Daji now newly named Operation Sheto Yanma Dansadau community. The one who shot his colleague is LS Akila.”
Confirming the incident, Maj. Gen. Edward Buba said, “On 25 October 24, at about 0312hrs, a naval personnel, LS Akila A, deployed at FOB Dansadua for Operation Fansan Yamma, in questionable circumstances opened fire sporadically killing a fellow military colleague.
“Thereafter, he was arrested, disarmed, detained and investigation has since commenced into the case. After investigation, the case will be escalated to a standing court martial setup to address such misdemeanor among troops.
“Meanwhile, the administrative procedure for notifying the family of the deceased is ongoing. It is for this reason his name is not yet released to the public. Nevertheless, the name will be released in due course.
“Accordingly, we urge the media to exercise caution in reporting in order not to further demoralize the family of the deceased, please.”
