Power drunk female soldier kills Captain in Adamawa

A lance Corporal in the Nigerian Army has killed her senior colleague, a Captain in Adamawa.

The female soldier, enforcing a curfew imposed by the Adamawa government to stop looting of grains, killed her senior colleague at a checkpoint in Yola, the state capital, according to Daily Trust.

The newspaper reported that the female soldier simply identified as Lance Corporal Nkiru, shot a captain who tried to intervene in her altercation with civilians at Fire Service Roundabout in the state capital.

The female soldier had insisted that motorists returning home during the curfew hours must turn back.

Some of the commuters had identified themselves as workers on essential duty but she stood her ground.

“Some people stopped at the checkpoint and explained themselves as workers on essential duties but the female soldier insisted they must turn back.

“A captain came forward to intervene. Unfortunately, she had already cocked her rifle, so she just fired and killed him accidentally,” the newspaper quoted a security officer.

The victim was said to have been rushed to the Federal Medical Centre, Yola, where he was confirmed dead while the suspect was instantly arrested and whisked away by soldiers.

The newspaper said the female soldier had been accused of harassing civilians on several occasions, cocking her rifle at the slightest provocation.