'Soldier died of accidental discharge'
THE Nigerian Army (NA) 81 Division, yesterday, denied that its operative, Boyi ThankGod, attached to 35 Artillery Brigade, Alamala, Abeokuta, Ogun State, shot himself dead; but rather died of negligence having mishandled his firearms. ThankGod was said to be on barracks’ standby duty at the 35 brigade headquarters, Alamala, Abeokuta on Monday during the Armed Forces Remembrance Day when he allegedly shot himself in the head and died immediately. A source had told journalists that the soldier killed himself due to depression and low morale in the system. The Army, in a statement, by Lieutenant Colonel Olabisi Olalekan Ayeni, Acting Deputy Director Army Public Relations, 81 Division of Nigeria Army, described all of the reports as insinuations and misrepresentations of the unfortunate incident. Ayeni debunked the reports circulating on the various social media platforms that ThankGod terminated his life due to non-payment of Ration Cash Allowance (RCA) The statement partly reads “Th...