A front-line soldier fighting Boko Haram and the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) in Yobe State committed suicide.
Lance Corporal Abdullahi Jibrin was allegedly fingered during the Geidam attacks and was later apprehended near the Gashua axis.
Lieutenant Anyawu Kennedy, Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, Sector 2 Operation Hadin Kai in Damaturu, confirmed the incident to the media.
He said “Lance Corporal Abdullahi Jibrin was allegedly fingered during the last attack in Geidam and was later arrested by his commanding officer for failing out of duty. He later struggled and forcefully used an AK-47 rifle to kill himself”.
“A committee has been set up by the army to investigate the root cause of his death before making it public.”
Geidam a distance of 177 kilometre away from Damaturu, the state capital, was attacked last week which resulted in the death of nine persons.