Soldiers in Katsina State on Thursday opened fire on a
commercial vehicle with reg. number AY504KTN, killing one of the passengers.
An eye witness, who pleaded anonymity, told newsmen that the
driver allegedly attempted to overtake a truck at the check point.
The eye witness said that the deceased was later identified
as Umar Ali, 22, and a National Diploma II student of Hassan Usman Katsina
Polytechnic, Katsina.
According to the witness, the deceased was travelling along
with his friends to Minna, Niger, for a wedding ceremony when the incident
occurred.
Capt. Ikedichi Iweha, the JTF spokesman in the state,
confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Katsina.
Iweha said that the soldiers opened fire on the vehicle when
the driver attempted to beat a military check point at Batagarawa area of the
state.
He said that one of the passengers in the vehicle was hit
and died instantly.
The JTF spokesman said that the affected driver had been
arrested while the vehicle had been placed under the custody of the army.
Iweha said that investigation into the incident had also
commenced.
It was also a black Boxing Day for two hawkers at Doyin Bus
stop, Orile area of Lagos state when an over-speeding passenger bus with plate
number, FST-762XE, due to break failure crushed them to death.
The identity of
the hawkers could not be confirmed as at the time of this report.
Wishing you God’s maximum safety throughout this festive season, confirm with an amen
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