Soildiers erroneously kill 2 at checkpoint
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
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Soldiers at a check point in Darazo
Local Government Area of Bauchi State mistakenly shot to death two passengers
in a commercial vehicle.
Locals and security sources in
A security source said: “The incident
was very unfortunate because we don’t know why the driver decided to defy road
block orders and tried to run away, but the army authorities are investigating
the matter and whoever is found wanting will be punished. It’s very
unfortunate.”
Residents of Darazo said when the driver
of the vehicle approached the army check point along Potiskum- Yobe-Maiduguri
road, he violated the check point orders by refusing to move back like other
vehicles, instead he just made a u-turn and abandoned the car and ran into the
bush.
According to them, “the soldiers became
curious, so they opened fire, which resulted in the killing of two passengers.”
It was gathered that the said the car
and the corpses of the two passengers were moved to Darazo Police station while
the case was later transferred to the Bauchi State Criminal Investigation Department.
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