Nigerian soldier runs amok, kills colleague, aid worker

The killer soldier was later killed by one of his colleagues, the army said.

ran amok on Thursday and shot a female humanitarian aid worker to death while injuring a UN pilot. He also shot and killed another soldier.

The Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, Samson Zhakom, said the soldier shot and killed a staff member of one of the NGOs providing humanitarian support in the Northeast. The development compelled humanitarian workers of an international non-governmental organisation waiting at the military base to board a helicopter back to Maiduguri to scamper to safety.

Mr Ibrahim added that the rampaging soldier again turned and chased his colleagues before he was gunned down to prevent further disaster.

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