Army sends delegation to condole with family of 16-year Ismail Mohammed killed by soldier in Kaduna

The Nigerian Army has sent a high-powered delegation, led by the General Officer Commanding 1 Division, Maj Gen Lander Saraso, to visit and condole with the family of 16 year old boy, Ismail Mohammed, killed by a soldier in Zaria, Kaduna State, while enforcing curfew in the state.

The Director of Army Public Relations, Major General Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement revealed that the soldier involved has since been arrested and is undergoing interrogation.

Major General Onyema Nwachukwu in the statement highlighted that circumstances of the death of the boy.

According to the Director of Army Public Relations, @HQNigerianArmy

“UNFORTUNATE DEATH OF A PROTESTER BY A SOLDIER IN ZARIA

“On 6 August 2024, troops of the Nigerian Army received a distress call that some hoodlums gathered in Samaru in large numbers, burning tires on the road and pelting stones on security personnel. The troops immediately mobilised and arrived at the scene to disperse the mob and enforce the curfew imposed by the State Government.

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“On arrival at the scene, the hoodlums brazenly attempted attacking the troops prompting a soldier to fire a warning shot to scare the hoodlums away, which unfortunately led to the death of a 16 year old boy Ismail Mohammed. The soldier involved has since been arrested and undergoing interrogation as at the time of this report.

“Saddened by the unfortunate incident, the Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja has sent a high-powered delegation led by the General Officer Commanding 1 Division Maj Gen Lander Saraso to visit and condole with the family of the deceased.

“The deceased was buried according to Islamic rites with senior military officers of the Nigerian Army in attendance.”

There has been public outcry over the killing of the boy in Zaria by the bullet of the army officer, who fired warning shots to enforce curfew in the state.