Against reports that a newly married military officer, Lieutenant Babakaka Shehu Ngorgi was ambushed and killed by Boko Haram militants, a new report has indicated that he was killed by a fellow soldier in Bama, Borno State.
According to Sahara Reporter, further, checks revealed that Ngorgi of the 202 Battalion was talking to his wife via a phone call when one of his colleagues shot him from the back six times.
A source revealed that the attacker was heard shouting after the incident that, “I have achieved my aim”.
Meanwhile, it is not yet clear why the soldier killed Lt Ngorgi, who got married in December 2019 before his death.
It was gathered that late Ngorgi was a senior colleague of his attacker in the army.
Soldier Killed Newly Married Colleague
However, dozens of soldiers have been killed since Boko Haram militants started attacking military bases in 2018 and in the last one week, Boko Haram fighters have killed and wounded several Nigerian soldiers in the city of Baga, Magumeri, Baga to Cross Kauwa highway and Maiduguri-Damboa highway.
