Army says soldier who killed 7 Borno residents on drugs, suffers from PTSD
The Nigerian Army has arrested a soldier for killing seven civilians, including a three-year-old girl in Mafa LGA in Borno state.
Obinna Azuikpe, Intelligence Coordinator, Theatre Command of the Operation Hadin Kai, confirmed the arrest while reviewing progress of the military’s operations in the North-East, on Friday in Maiduguri.
Mr Azuikpe said about 16 persons sustained various degrees of injuries in the incident which occurred on Tuesday in Mafa market.
He said that the injured victims had been hospitalised, while the “shooter” arrested by the military police.
He said that other incidents involving two police men killing soldiers were separately recorded in Maiduguri.
Mr Azuikpe attributed the incidents to “post traumatic stress disorder and drug abuse.”
He said the Theatre Commander, Christopher Musa, has set up a joint committee to review the existing codes of conduct in the operations.
He reitrated commitment of the military authorities towards improving the welfare of the troops.
“This included ensuring that soldiers don’t stay more than three months without given permission to go and see their families.
”We have noticed that soldiers usually misbehave when you keep them for long.
“The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya has also introduced Welfare Flight scheme for the troops where every two weeks, soldiers who traveled as far as the eastern parts of the country would be supported to travel to their various destinations.”
(NAN)
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