SOLDIER DIES DUE TO NEGLIGENT MISHANDLING OF WEAPON – ARMY
81 Division, Nigerian Army, has explained the circumstances surrounding the death of a soldier while on duty at the 35 Artillery Brigade, Abeokuta on Monday. According to preliminary investigation by the army on the immediate cause of death revealed that the soldier was said to have reportedly handled his weapon negligently and misfired, which resulted in his death. It was learnt that shortly after the gunshot was heard, his colleagues had rushed to the scene of the incident, only to find the "soldier in the pool of his blood with...