By Cheta Enyoghasi
The Nigerian Army has compensated the Father of the 16-year-old boy killed by a soldier in Kaduna with N300,000.
Mohammed was shot dead by the Nigerian Army in Zaria, Kaduna state, on Tuesday by a soldier attempting to enforce the curfew in the region.
Following the tragedy, the Nigerian Army took responsibility for the occurrence and revealed that the soldier is currently being held pending a thorough investigation in a statement released by Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, Director of Army Public Relations.
The Army General said, “Troops were sent to Samaru, Zaria, to disperse a large number of thugs who were throwing stones and burning tires at security officers. They had come to enforce the state government’s curfew. Mohammed was killed, when a soldier fired a warning shot.
“The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has sent a high-ranking delegation to handle the issue”.
But in a recent development, Ismail’s family received N300,000 from the Army as payment for his life, as disclosed on Wednesday by X user @AliyuKwarbai.
Sharing pictures of the father holding the compensation, Aliyu wrote, “The father of 16 years old boy (Ismail), who was killed by the Nigerian Army under the leadership of Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday, in Samaru Zaria, Kaduna state has received N300,000. N300,000 for life’s compensation of life?”
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https://x.com/AliyuKwarbai/status/1821128358324851089?t=ytSN0snXOE6jyHrGsfGcTw&s=19
