Naval Personnel who killed his Colleague detained, Under Investigation- DHQ
The Military High Command has said that investigation has commenced into the incident involving a Naval personnel LS Akila who opened fire on a military colleague in questionable circumstances.
Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba in statement made available to the Media said on 25 Oct 24, at about 0312hrs, a naval personnel, LS Akila A, deployed at FOB Dansadua for Operation FANSAN YAMMA , in questionable circumstances opened fire sporadically killing a fellow military colleague.
“Thereafter, he was arrested, disarmed, detained and investigation has since commenced into the case.
He said after investigation, the case will be escalated to a standing court martial setup to address such misdemeanor among troops.
He noted that the administrative procedure for notifying the family of the deceased is ongoing. It is for this reason, his name is not yet released to the public. Nevertheless, the name will be released in due course.
Accordingly, we urge the media to exercise caution in reporting in order not to further demoralised the family of the deceased, please .
