Commander of the Operation Safe Haven, Major General Augustine Agundu said the Military officers that were involved in the sporadic shooting that led to the death of a security guard at Diamond Bank in Jos have been arrested and detained by the Command.
Gen. Agundu in a statement through the Spokesman/Information Officer, Captain Umar Adams said the erring soldiers would be made to face the constituted military justice procedure.
“An unfortunate altercation on 22 October 2018 at about 3:00 pm at Diamond Bank along Ahmadu Bello Way Jos, almost resulted into a major incident but was timely brought under control.
“The incident involved some of our soldiers who went to transact personal business at the Bank which led to the avoidable incident.
The consequences of the altercation was a tensed exchange of vituperation between the soldiers and the Bank’s security guards resulting in some shots being fired into the air.
“The unfortunate and avoidable incident resulted in the death of Mr. Linus Edogwu while two others sustained gunshots wounds and are presently hospitalized.
“The culprits have been identified, apprehended and currently under detention and will be subjected to undergo constituted military justice procedure.”
The statement condemned the act of the soldiers and said the Command has extended it’s sympathy to the family of the deceased, the management of Diamond Bank as well as the families of the injured staff.
“May I once more reiterate that the actions of these soldiers are in total variance with our code of conduct as well as the Rules of Engagement of the OPSH”.
Gen. Agundu pledged the Command’s willingness to continue to work tirelessly to improve civil-military relations and implore well-meaning Nigerians to join hands with the Command in the search of durable peace on the Plateau.
