Stray Bullet: Army Arrests 5 Over Killing Of Teenage Girl

The Theatre Command of the Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), has arrested five suspects over the unlawful use of firearms during a social event, leading to the death of a teenage girl.

Daily Trust reports that a stray bullet fired by suspected members of a vigilante group, led to the death of a 14-year-old girl last Saturday inside her family home at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH) quarters.

In a statement issued Monday, the Media Information Officer of OPHK, Lt. Col. Sani Uba, said the troops of Operation HADIN KAI, in conjunction with the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), arrested the five suspects at Ngomari general area.

“The incident occurred at about 2:00pm on April 4, when vigilantes, later identified as members of an escorts team attached to the Chairman of a Local Government Area engaged in sporadic firing into the air during a wedding celebration at Umaru Musa Yar’Adua Teachers Staff Quarters.

“The reckless act led to the death of a young girl. The troops acted swiftly, traced and apprehended five suspects identified as Muhammad Husaini (28), Abba Jiddu (25), Abba Kolo Mohammed (20), Ali Adam (20), and Nura Mohammed (18).”

Lt. Col. Uba added that the suspects were currently in custody and would be handed over to the appropriate authorities for further investigation and prosecution in accordance with extant laws. (Daily trust)