Soldier reportedly kills partner and commits suicide during training

ayodele johnson 09:10 - 21 September 2018

A Nigerian soldier was killed during a confrontation with a Mobile Policeman. The pair reportedly provide security for Shell.

There are doubts concerning the Nigeria army's comment claiming accidental discharge following the deaths of two soldiers.

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The incident occurred during a training exercise at an army base in Borno State.

Punch News confirms that the incident occurred on Wednesday, September 19, 2018. The online publisher also confirmed that four other people were injured in what the army describes as an accidental discharge.

Army chief, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai has ordered an inquiry following the incident.

JUST IN: Accidental discharge kills 2 soldiers. We deeply regret to announce the death of 2 soldiers of 192 Battalion who lost their lives as a result of an accidental discharge during in-theatre training today.
— Nigerian Army (@HQNigerianArmy) September 19, 2018

The Chief of Army Staff has directed the Commander 26 Brigade Gwoza to immediately constitute a board of inquiry to unravel the circumstances that led to this unfortunate situation.
— Nigerian Army (@HQNigerianArmy) September 19, 2018

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Twitter doubts army's claim of "accidental discharge"

Many observers have questioned the army's claim of an accidental discharge leading to the deaths of two soldiers.

Comments have followed the tweets and they have expressed doubts over the explanation given on Twitter.

Every AK at the RANGE is always on safety lock until the soldier is ready to aim and shot., thereby making an AD that can kill 2 soldiers highly impossible.
— Ꮆ尺乇卂ㄒ卂尺匚卄丨ㄒ乇匚ㄒ.. (@RealTonyobinna) September 20, 2018

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This story is a big lie., I can prove it to anyone with genuine fact that there was never an AD during the training., they should tell us the truth about what happened to those 2 soldiers and not lie to us with the claim of AD.
— Ꮆ尺乇卂ㄒ卂尺匚卄丨ㄒ乇匚ㄒ.. (@RealTonyobinna) September 20, 2018