Folorunsho Lukman, a Nigerian Army corporal, has been killed by unidentified gunmen suspected to be terrorists.
The incident occurred at Kampani Zurak village in Bashar chiefdom of Plateau state, where the soldier was attacked on his farm.
According to reports, Corporal Lukman had obtained permission from his commander to leave the camp for personal errands, but instead allegedly took two civilians to his farm, where the attack occurred.
According to a military communication, the unidentified gunmen took possession of the deceased soldier’s weapon following the fatal attack.
The signal read, “AT ABOUT 141230A JUL 24, 12NA/67/2237 CPL FOLORUNSHO LUKMAN OF SECT 2 OPSH DEPL AT KAMPANI ZURAK SEEK FOR PERMISSION FM HIS GD COMD TO GO TO TOWN AND PURCHASE SOME ITEMS FOR HIS USE.
“UKNOWN TO THE GD COMD THE SLDR DECIDED TO TAKE 2 CIVS TO A FARM LAND IN THE BUSH WHERE HE INTEND TO CARRY OUT FARMING ACTIVITIES.
“WHILE IN THE BUSH IN HIS FARM LAND WORKING WITH THE CIVS, HE WAS ACCOUSTED AND KILLED BY SUSPECTED TERRS WHO ATTK THEM IN THE FARM. RECEIVING THE INFO ON THE ATTK, TPS AT KAMPANI/ZURAK IMM MOB TO THE SCENE AND RECOVERED THE DECEASED SLDRS CORPSE AND 1 X MC BELONGING TO THE TERRS.
“THE WPN BELONGING TO THE SLDR WAS CFM MISSING WHILE TPS ARE CURRENTLY CONDUCTING CLEARANCE OPS IN THE GEN AREA TO RECOVER THE MISSING WPN. PIC OF KIA SLDR ATT. SO UNFORTUNATE. COULD IT BE THAT THE CIVS THE SLDRS TOOK TO ASSIST HIM IN THE FARM WORK WERE MEMBERS OF TERRS WHO INVITED THEIR MEMBERS TO ATTK AND KILLED THE SLDR?”
Efforts to reach the Director of Army Public Relations, General Nwachukwu Onyema, for comment were unsuccessful. Despite attempting to contact him via phone calls and text message, he did not respond as of the time this report was filed.
