Nigerian Army responds to alleged extrajudicial killing in Borno

The Nigerian Army, connected Thursday, clarified reports concerning the alleged extrajudicial sidesplitting of Mr Abdulraham Mustapha by subject unit successful Maiduguri, Borno State.

A connection by Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba, Media Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI, and titled “Re: Alleged Extrajudicial Killing of Mr Abdulraham Mustapha by Military Personnel”, said the attraction of the Headquarters Theatre Command, Operation HADIN KAI, had been drawn to posts circulating connected societal media alleging that connected March 22, 2026, troops changeable and killed 1 Abdulrahman Mustapha (also referred to arsenic Abchin) astatine the Polo Axis adjacent the Federal High Court, Maiduguri.

The connection noted that the posts characterise the incidental arsenic an extrajudicial killing, alleging violations of law rights, deficiency of transparency, and improper handling of the deceased.

It said the Theatre Command regarded these allegations arsenic precise superior and had accordingly initiated due processes to found the facts.

It further stated that preliminary operational indicators suggested the incident, which reportedly occurred astatine astir 11:40 pm, whitethorn not beryllium straightforward and could person underlying information implications.

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