At a checkpoint in Adamawa, a Nigerian Army Corporal is said to have shot and killed the victim before turning the gun on himself.
According to information obtained by SaharaReporters, Lieutenant Zira was killed by a female Army Corporal at a checkpoint near the Fire Service Roundabout on Galadima Aminu Way in Yola, the capital of Adamawa State.
According to reports, a Nigerian Army Corporal named Nkiru shot Lieutenant Bitrus Zira, a superior officer.
According to information obtained by SaharaReporters, Lieutenant Zira was killed by a female Army Corporal at a checkpoint on Galadima Aminu Way near the Fire Service Roundabout in Yola, the capital of Adamawa State.
The army leadership, however, disputed any claims of fatalities.
According to military sources who confirmed the tragedy to SaharaReporters, the incident took place on last Thursday while Nkiru was on duty to enforce the curfew set by Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri after the looting of public and private warehouses in the state.
It was discovered that Nkiru, who was reportedly acting erratically, threatened to shoot several other drivers she encountered at the checkpoint.
While en route to work, a female police officer, a doctor, and a journalist shared their traumatic encounters with Nkiru.
Under the condition of anonymity, the police officer told SaharaReporters, “She actually surprised me by her extremely hostile looks when I arrived at the checkpoint on my way to work.
“Even though I flashed my police identification card and said I was going to work, she yelled at me to pull over because I had exceeded the curfew time, and I did so.
“When I attempted to explain that the curfew’s terms do not apply to anyone on essential duty who has a valid identity card, she became agitated and threatened to shoot me. Thankfully, her senior colleague signaled for me to go. “.
The Modibbo Adama University Teaching Hospital’s medical staff member who provided the following account said, “I was on my way to the hospital when she stopped me, insisting that Curfew hour had passed, and nobody was permitted to walk about.
Similar to this, a journalist observing public compliance during the curfew remarked, “She looked strange every time I drove by. If not for my air force officer friend who briefly joined me, I might have been her victim. “.
She shot Lieutenant Zira several times, killing him after he alighted from the car’s passenger seat to identify himself and perhaps reprimand her for acting in a way that was inconsistent with the military.
When questioned about the incident, Brigadier General Gambo Mohammed, the brigade commander of the 23rd brigade Yola, claimed that only an accident had occurred. “.
I cannot speak further on this matter; I advise that you refer to General Nwachukwu from the Army headquarters, he said when asked to explain the whereabouts of Lieutenant Zira. “.
As for him, Gen. When contacted, Nwachukwu didn’t respond right away.
