A soldier went berserk in a military base as he shot and killed a humanitarian staff of an NGO and another soldier in Borno State.
Troops of Hadin Kai neutralized the soldier after he also opened fire and injured the co-pilot of one of the UN helicopters in the theater.
The Assistant Director, Army Public Relations Headquarters Theatre Command, Major Samson Nantip Zhakom, who disclosed this on Thursday said: “The Theater Command, Hadin Kai regrets to inform the public of a sad occurrence at one of our military bases today.
“A soldier shot and killed a staff of one of the NGOs providing humanitarian support in the North East.
“Same soldier also killed another soldier and injured the co-pilot of one of the UN helicopters.
“Own troops on the ground immediately neutralised the errant personnel.
“The injured co-pilot has been stabilised while the corpses of the victims have been moved to the 7 Division Hospital.
“Detailed investigation into the incident and subsequent remedial actions have commenced into the highly regrettable incident.
“Further details will be provided later.”