A Lance Corporal with the Nigerian Army, engaged in the battle against insurgency the in the North-East has reportedly killed himself.
The soldier, said to be attached to the Nigerian Army 27 Task Force Brigade in Buni Gari, Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State, committed suicide last Thursday at his duty post.
“He shot himself in the head and died immediately before other soldiers could even rush to help,” a military source told the newspaper.
The soldier, whose name was not given, was also said to have left a note for his wife.
