Soldiers go haywire in Borno, fire shots as commanders address troop

Some soldiers on Wednesday went haywire while they were being addressed by some General Officers Commanding.

Contrary to rules of conduct, the soldiers fired shots during the address.

This led to pandemonium at the Maimalari Cantonment in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, where the soldiers were being addressed.

The shots were said to have been fired by the soldiers as a reaction to the arrival of the corpses of four of their colleagues who were shot dead during patrol duties in Chibok area of the state.

It was in Chibok that 234 schoolgirls of Government Girls Secondary School were abducted by members of dreaded sect, Boko Haram, on April 14.

The Director of Defence Information, Major General Chris Olukolade, who confirmed the development, said a Board of Inquiry would be set up by the 7 Division of the Nigeria Army to probe the incident.

Olukolade added: “There is calm in the cantonment and all normal operations activities are ongoing.”