ARMY CONFIRMS DEATH OF A 16-YEAR-OLD PROTESTER IN ZARIA

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The Army has confirmed killing a demonstrator in Zaria, Kaduna State.

Maj-Gen Onyema Nwachukwu, the Army spokesperson, confirmed this in a statement issued on Wednesday, August 7.

He stated that the sad situation occurred when army personnel were deployed to apprehend some hoodlums in Samaru, a suburb of Zaria.

The statement reads: “On 6 August 2024, troops of the Nigerian Army received a distress call that some hoodlums gathered in Samaru in large numbers, burning tires on the road and pelting stones on security personnel. The troops immediately mobilised and arrived at the scene to disperse the mob and enforce the curfew imposed by the State Government.

“On arrival at the scene, the hoodlums brazenly attempted attacking the troops prompting a soldier to fire a warning shot to scare the hoodlums away, which unfortunately led to the death of a 16 year old boy Ismail Mohammed.

“ The soldier involved has since been arrested and undergoing interrogation as at the time of this report.”

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Maj-Gen Nwachukwu stated that the Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, had sent a “high-powered delegation” led by the General Officer Commanding 1 Division, Maj Gen Lander Saraso, to visit and condole with the deceased’s family.

He stated that the deceased was buried according to Islamic customs, with senior military leaders of the Nigerian Army in attendance.