Soldier arrested for killing of 7 civilians in Borno

The Nigerian Army on Friday confirmed the arrest of a soldier for alleged killing of seven civilians, including a three-year-old girl in Mafa Local Government Area of Borno State.

Col. Obinna Azuikpe, Intelligence Coordinator, Theatre Command of the Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), disclosed this while briefing journalists on the military’s operations in the North-East.

Azuikpe said that about 16 persons sustained varying degrees of injuries in the incident which occurred on Tuesday in Mafa market.

He said that the injured victims had been hospitalised, while the ”shooter” was arrested by the military police.

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