….leaves suicide note for wife
A soldier deployed in the North- East to fight Boko Haram insurgents has reportedly killed himself.
According to sources, the soldier, a lance corporal attached to the Army’s 27 Task Force Brigade in Buni Gari, Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State, committed suicide on Thursday at his duty post.
The reasons for his action are not clear, but sources said the soldier suddenly took his gun, aimed at his head and pulled the trigger.
“He shot himself in the head, and he died immediately, before other soldiers could even rush to help,” a military source said.
The soldier was also said to have left a note for his wife.
His corpse has been evacuated and sources said investigation into what led to the incident is in progress.
Army spokesperson, Sagir Musa, could not be reached immediately for comments over the matter.
In July, a soldier in the Army’s 202 #Battalion in Bama, Borno State, shot dead a lieutenant who had refused to give a pass to visit his family.
Also in 2017, another soldier committed suicide after killing his superior officer.
In 2019, a soldier hanged himself in Abuja.
Soldiers, especially those deployed in Operation Lafiya Dole in the NorthEast, have always complained about poor welfare.
