Naval personnel kills colleague in Katsina

The Defense Headquarters has confirmed that a Naval personnel deployed at FOB Dansadua for Operation FANSAN YAMMA, in questionable circumstances opened fire sporadically and killed a colleague.

This was contained in a statement by the Director, Defense Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, on Friday in Abuja.

He said the incident happened on Friday at about 0312hrs in Dansadau area of Katsina State.

According to him, the personnel identified as Leading Seaman Akila A, has been arrested, disarmed and detained, and investigation into the incident had commenced.

Buba said after investigation, the case will be escalated to a standing court martial which is usually 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 demoralise the family of the deceased,’’ he said.