1. On Friday 25th of October, 2024, 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.
2. 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 demoralised the family of the deceased, please .
(signed)
Major General EDWARD BUBA the Director Defence Media Operations at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja.