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General News of Thursday, 15 July 2021

Source: www.mynigeria.com

Army launches manhunt for soldier accused of killing his lover

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The Nigerian army is on the lookout for a soldier who allegedly killed his lover, identified as Miss Jennifer Ugadu.

Miss Ugadu, the deceased, was an undergraduate student of the Niger Delta University in Bayelsa.

Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, the Director of Army Public Relations stated that it was alleged that the student was shot in her apartment by the suspect.

He added that the army does not support any barbaric act of its members. He also stated that the Nigerian Army commiserates with the deceased's family.

"The NA has taken the allegation seriously and a joint investigation has commenced, while an effort to profile and ascertain the true identity of the suspect is ongoing.

“The NA being a professional and disciplined organisation will continue to uphold and respect the Fundamental Human Rights of citizens as enshrined in the 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,” he said in a statement on Wednesday, July 14, 2021.

Nwachukwu also assured members of the public that details of the investigation would be known to all.

“The NA also wishes to reaffirm that as a force with zero tolerance for any form of criminality, such allegations will not only be investigated but the culprit will be made to face the full wrath of the law,” he concluded.