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A soldier of the Nigerian Army has reportedly committed suicide in Abeokuta, Ogun State.
Identified as Boyi Thankgod, the soldier was attached to the 35 Artillery brigade, Alamala in Abeokuta, the state capital.
It was gathered that the army personnel shot himself in the head at the standby duty on Armed Forces Remembrance Day.
A gory image showed his lifeless body laid in the pool of his blood after his head had severed injuries following the impact of the bullet.
A source at the barracks dislosed that the incident happened on Monday.
“The incident truly happened. Since yesterday, the military police have been investigating all soldiers that were there when the incident happened, they were taken to the custody, took their statements and all the normal procedures.
“We are just waiting for the military police officers to conclude the investigation in order to determine what actually led to the incident.”
The brigade command’s Spokesman, Mohammed Goni, could not be reached as of the time of filing the report.
The Spokesman of the Police Command, Omolola Odutola, has also not responded to an enquiry from our correspondent.
