JUST IN: Nigerian troops neutralize soldier who ran amok killing colleague, female aid worker and injuring UN staff in Borno

Nigerian troops neutralize soldier who ran amok killing colleague, female aid worker and injuring UN staff in Borno

Troops of the 25 Task Force (TF) Brigade have reportedly gunned down a soldier who opened fire resulting in the killing of at least one female humanitarian aid worker and injuring a United Nations Pilot.

It was gathered that the soldier, attached to the Special Forces, had walked off his base in a remote town of Damboa, in Borno, at about 3 p.m Thursday and went on a shooting rampage using an Ak47 riffle.

A source in the UN told Zagazola Makama, a Counter-Insurgency expert and Security Analyst in the Lake Chad, that the situation had forced the international non-governmental organization passengers waiting to board helicopter back to Maiduguri to scamper for safety.

The sources said after he exhausted his bullet, the soldier brought out a jack knife and stabbed a female staff of Medecins du Monde (France) on Nigeria Mission, four times killing her before injuring the helicopter pilot.

The rampaging soldier again turned and chased his fellow colleagues before he was gunned down to prevent further disaster.

The sources said that Pilots and the crew are safely back to Maiduguri while efforts are ongoing to stabilise the wounded pilot at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital Maiduguri.

Reacting to the sad development, the Theater Command Operation Hadin Kai said it regrets to inform the public 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 ground immediately neutralized the errant personnel”.

“The injured co-pilot has been stabilized while the corpses of the deceased have been moved to the 7 Division Hospital”.

Detailed investigation into the incident and subsequent remedial actions have commenced into the highly regrettable incident”, Zakom said.