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A captain in the Nigerian Army in Maiduguri, Borno state, has committed suicide, Premium Times reports.
Military sources were quoted as saying that the officer, who was on deployment to the North East as part of the war against Boko Haram, flipped his rifle towards own stomach and opened fired. The incident occurred at the 7 Division Medical Centre in Maiduguri on June 18.
The officer’s name is being withheld because it is not clear if his family was aware of the incident.
It was gathered that before the officer killed himself, he threatened to shoot a storekeeper at the medical centre armoury, who fled the scene for safety.
After the scare, the captain killed himself. He was rushed for treatment, but passed on shortly thereafter.
The officer was attached to troops operating in Mafa Local Government Area of Borno State, the heart of Boko Haram onslaught. According to Premium Times, he collected his gun from the armoury on June 18 and said he was returning to Mafa to join his team the next day.