The General Officer Commanding 8 Division of Nigerian Army, Major General Usman Yusuf has commissioned an investigation to unravel the circumstances that led to killing of a water melon seller who was shot while demanding his pay from some military men who bought water melon from him and refused to pay.
In a statement, Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Mohammed Yerima, said efforts were ongoing to arrest the yet-to-be identified perpetrator.
Yerima regret the sad incident and condoled with the family of the deceased.
“It is worthy of note that the General Officer Commanding 8 Division Major General Usman Yusuf has since commissioned an investigation to unravel the circumstances that led to the altercations which eventually claimed one life as efforts are ongoing to arrest the the yet to be identified perpetrator,” he said.
Yerima said no military operational vehicle was set ablaze as claimed in the report.
He said the Nigerian Army remained professional and would never condone any act of misconduct by troops against the very people they were deployed to protect.
The Director, Army Public Relations said the alleged perpetrator once identified would be subjected to a thorough investigation and if found wanting, would be made to face the full wrath of the law in accordance with extant provisions.
He assured the good people of Zamfara state that normalcy had been restored in the general area and the Army remained committed in the discharge of its constitutional responsibilities.
He said the Army was also working to put in place measures to ensure that such incident never occur never occur again.
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