There are doubts over the reported suicide committed by an instructor with the Nigerian Army (NA) battalion in Geidam, Yobe State, Lance Corporal Jibrin, who was arrested for conniving with Boko Haram insurgents, who attacked Yobe communities recently.

Jibrin, who disappeared from his duty post a few days ago, was said to have been sighted among the Boko Haram terrorists that attacked Geidam town last week.

Military sources said the soldier was tracked by the army intelligence unit and was found in Gashua, about 100 kilometres away from his duty post, on Tuesday.

A reliable source confided in Daily Trust that the suspect had mentioned some names of his colleagues as collaborators, and they were already facing interrogation.

News, however, filtered in that the soldier on transit back to Geidam snatched a gun from one of his escorts, overpowered the other, and shot himself.

“He was handcuffed, and on interrogation, he revealed a lot which led to the arrest of some of his collaborators.

“On transit back to Geidam, Jibrin snatched a gun from one of his escorts, overpowered the other, and shot himself,” the report said.

The army spokesman of Sector II of Operation Hadinkai Damaturu, Lt Kennedy Anyewau, confirmed the incident.

Anyewau said, “Yes, we received a report about a soldier who committed suicide yesterday evening, and full investigation is ongoing to unravel the circumstances that led to the incident. That is all I can disclose about the matter for now.”

The report of the suicide has however set tongues wagging with many querying the circumstance that could have led to a suspect in handcuff disarming two soldiers and killing himself.

In a telephone chat with one of our correspondents, a retired commander in the Nigerian Navy, Abiodun Durowaiye-Herberts, said there was more to the suicide case.

He opined that the deceased might have been silenced so as not to reveal the names of his accomplices.

Durowaiye-Herberts said, “As far as some of us are concerned, we know how these things play out. The guy must be an insider, and for him to remain alive of course a lot of heads would roll because he had to mention names, the best way to avoid that is to silence him. So, there is more than meets the eyes about what we are being made to know.”

An officer who pleaded anonymity had given more details about the suicide incident to Daily Trust.

He said, “It is true that Jibrin was arrested and he later killed himself. He was a very skillful soldier; he was part of us, and upon realising that his moves became suspicious he disappeared.

“No wonder the last Boko Haram operation in Geidam shocked all of us because we had prepared for them but they took us unawares by using a new strategy different from what they are known for. They sneaked into the town without vehicles and no gunshots.

“We suspected that they must have informants from within, and after a beam light was set out the question mark fell on Jibrin.”

https://dailytrust.com/doubts-over-suicide-committed-by-soldier-working-with-b-haram-fighters

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Let them keep Decieving themselves. One day Breeze go blow, fowl bottom go open..

But why has buharis govt refuse to name bh sponsors identified by the UAE and US?

Every Thompson, Dickson and Henrietta knows that it was a clear murder nothing suicidal about it..

#PeterObi2023

I never believe it was suicide

Like I keep saying. The military is compromised. If he was killed for the same reason they killed Gana....we will never know. That's why complete secession, not even restructuring, will save the different nations trapped in this British experiment.

Only daft people like almajiris and Tifnubu urchins can believe that kind of forgery

Naso them take waste this young soldier.

Young soldier the country you vowed to serve and protect failed you.

smh. The way they lie to us with boldness is what is even amazing me.

A soldier handcuffed, magically snatched a gun from one of the escorts and shot himself dead, just like that.

He was so strong and swift that no one could stop him. We are in a very serious situation in this nation with the kind of security men we have and more even more dangerous under the current regime.

The first time I read the news I knew it was a bullshit and their usual lies and cover up.

As far as some of us are concerned, we know how these things play out.

The guy must be an insider, and for him to remain alive of course a lot of heads would roll because he had to mention names, the best way to avoid that is to silence him.

So, there is more than meets the eyes about what we are being made to know.

Armed robbers joining Nigeria Police vs Terrorists joining Nigeria military vs Fraudsters getting Bank jobs vs Criminals getting elected offices in Nigeria

God go guide us

Fulani masters at work.

Dankovich1:
Naso them take waste this young soldier.

Young soldier the country you vowed to serve and protect failed you.

Read before commenting. Thats the sensible thing to do

Definitely I never believed such story.

Someone in handcuffs shoots himself easily with an AK- 47 wey long like Wetin and not a pistol.

Naija go Dey alright Las Las

Apple don't fall far from the tree.... Do with this adage what you may, I'll not be responsible for what you think

I said it

The WHO carried out a study back in 2015 and they found out that 83% of reported suicides in Nigeria are very suspicious and inconclusive. This does not surprise me at all. The man was killed. I will never advise anyone I know to join the Nigerian army, they are more corrupt than thieves and politicians.

All i see are stupid head slammers doing everything possible to cover up a fellow Islamabad jihadist.

Sani Abacha was right when he said "if insurgency lasts for more than 24 hours, then the government has a hand in it!"
It's clear that the war against Boko Haram and other insurgents will never end; even the C-in-C is suspicious to me. Other top-ranked northern officers are sympathetic to the terrorists too!
I pity soldiers from the south and the innocent citizens whom these people use as sacrificial lambs!
The soldiers that travelled with him are obviously accomplices here. How else can one explain one person in handcuffs overpowering two of his colleagues (who are also trained soldiers), collect their guns and kill himself. Like seriously? Are we all that stupid to believe that?

This country just tire me, I swear!

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They tidied up all loose ends.

He was killed...QED

I will still say this, the best way to fight boko haram is by removing every muslim in the military from the boko haram war both high and low ranks...

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