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A Nigerian corporal with Army, Peter Omobuwa, has reportedly opened fire on one IF Ibiama, a captain, at Banki junction in Bama local government area of Borno State, on Sunday. It was gathered that the officer, who suffered bullet wounds was taken to the 21 Brigade Medical Center, while the soldier was detained. However, what transpired between the duo remains unknown at the moment. “A junior officer with service number N/12897 open fired at the senior officer with service number 02NA/52/2588. The junior officer was disarmed and stabilised in our detention facility,” a source told TheCable. He added that a military panel had been set up to investigate the matter, adding that findings would be made public within one week. Sani Usman, army spokesman, could not be reached at the time of filing this report. Daily Post

TheCable reports that a frustrated soldier identified as Samaila Gabriel who was serving in Yobe state, has reportedly shot himself dead.  The colleagues of the deceased said he killed himself because of the refusal of the military authority to transfer him out of the North East since he has been there for three years and had not seen his family. Many of the soldiers prosecuting the war against Boko Haram in the North East have reportedly not been allowed to go back home to visit their family members. Samaila who is with service number 09NA/63/2867, shot himself dead in anger. His corpse has been deposited at the Sani Abacha hospital in Damaturu. The Nigeria Army spokesperson is yet to react to the sad incident.