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There is tension in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, after a soldier was lynched for allegedly shooting four unarmed civilians.

Those familiar with the matter told TIMES that Mohammed Abdullahi, a private, with service number 16NA/75/4272, shot the civilians last Saturday, following an argument at the Baga Road Market area of the city.

One of the victims died on the spot while the other three suffered serious injuries. They are currently receiving medical treatment.

Mr Abdullahi was reportedly drunk at the time of the incident.

Mob action

Following the incident, angry civilians in the vicinity swooped on the soldier, lynching him instantly, sources told this newspaper.

The soldier was serving in the 130 Battalion, but attached to the 212 Battalion for the ongoing anti-insurgency Operation Lafiya Dole.

The development sparked tension in the Barka Da Zuwa general area of the city, with civilians apprehensive that soldiers might descend on the vicinity to avenge the lynching of their colleague.

Several civilians, fearing reprisal attacks, have fled the area, TIMES learnt.

As concerns thickened that the incident might lead to further breakdown of law and order, the 7 Division of the Army has sealed the area.

The area will remain restricted till further notice, authorities say. Troops and civilians have been banned from loitering around the area.

Army spokesman, Sagir Musa, a brigadier general, did not respond to enquiries early Tuesday morning.

The Borno State police spokesperson, Edet Okon, declined comment on the matter when ed.

“I can’t confirm anything to you. Unfortunately, I don’t know you. I can’t confirm that you are a journalist,” he said.

Armed uniform personnel have been fingered in reckless extrajudicial killings of civilians over the years in Nigeria.

Just like the case of the lynched army personnel, some of the killings were found to be alcohol-propelled.

In 2015, a mob in Gombe State beat up a mobile police officer to death after he reportedly shot and killed a commercial tricycle rider following a minor accident.

https://www.timesng.com/news/headlines/437301-exclusive-tension-in-maiduguri-as-mob-kills-soldier-who-shot-four-civilians.html

Their excesses triggered BH and is still threatening to trigger more chaos. Reform them, govt says it is attempt to overthrow bubu.

Show us the pictures or video of the beating

Kaduna1stson:
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that's why SARS dont mess up in the north.. na instant lynching but down south people will be forming sophistication in a jungle

Exactly what investors are looking for

Damagana!

This is one of those sh1ts that can happen in the south but can't be tolerated in the owners of Najeria region.

They don't mind burning the entire military in borno and killing soldiers in retaliation (Buhari sef would beg them with scholarships)

But if this happened in ughelli you would see the weak soldiers threatening to rape the entire women in the state

There is always a limit to which you can push people to the wall.

Quite pathetic that Mallam Abdullahi the slave of allah was caught off guard boozing instead of performing his Islamic kettle prick duties


Waiting for hisbah to issue a statement

They will never try to retaliate ,or go on killing spree because north isn't south.

Those kind of retaliation by military men can only be exhibited in the south because the southern leaders care less of their people,that Is why such incident can never happen in the North.

Oyigbo massacre was done by a southern governor, Odi massacre was done by a southern president.

My fellow southerners are the most wicked towards their people.

Kamdil:
They will never try to retaliate ,or go on killing spree because north isn't south.

Those kind of retaliation by military men can only be exhibited in the south because the southern leaders care less of their people,that Is why such incident can never happen in the North.

Oyigbo massacre was done by a southern governor, Odi massacre was done by a southern president.

My fellow southerners are the most wicked towards their people.

More like going extra length to impress Fulani caliphate.

We have them here too, they are can insult their parents sef just so that almajiri doesn't take the blame

Stocklom syndrome

When will sanity return to Borno state?

Thought his fellow soldiers would have burnt that community to the ground by now the same way they do down south ie SS/SE

Kamdil:
They will never try to retaliate ,or go on killing spree because north isn't south.

Those kind of retaliation by military men can only be exhibited in the south because the southern leaders care less of their people,that Is why such incident can never happen in the North.

Oyigbo massacre was done by a southern governor, Odi massacre was done by a southern president.

My fellow southerners are the most wicked towards their people.

They will.

MASTAkiLLAh:
Thought his fellow soldiers would have burnt that community to the ground by now the same way they do down south ie SS/SE

lol, let them try it, that is when the Borno people would truly let them know they are the ones ing Boko Haram

Northern Nigeria has become the abatoir of the world

Northern Almajiris kill northern soldier. The entire north needs Jesus

PTSD or simple continuation of the BH radicalism? They need help.

Damnnn niggarrrr
Isoright...

Nice....although I detest jungle justice but this is nice
An eye for an eye we all go blind
Tit for tat

Ok

How is there tension again? He killed people then got lynched. It's a love story better than Twilight taking place the world over.

Gbege for North
Shege for South
Dramas of brutality
Soldiers killing in our community
Government looks indefinitely
As terrorism kills for infidelity
Dra i want a stop, not continuity.




Drabeey was here

So why the tension, He shot four civilians and He was killed by mobbed..


ohh God, they should legalized guns, I believed that will make all these triggered happy morons to be more careful with civilians.


idiotic place they called Nigeria.

pump the guy since

E leave BOKO boys come kill ordinary Man

Kill the son of a bitch

Not surprised, he probably wanted to reenact what happened at Lekki. Doesn't deserve any pity from me at all.

There we go again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

DO WE STILL HAVE RESPONSIBLE ELDERS IN THIS COUNTRY.

BUHARI IS NOT THE ONLY ONE THIS GOVERNMENT. NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO ACT NOW OR NEVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!