The military said the incident occurred over the weekend in Ngomari area of the Borno State capital.
By Ife Osemedua
365Daily – Five members of a private escort team have been arrested by troops following the killing of a 14-year-old girl during an unauthorised shooting at a wedding in Maiduguri.
The military said the incident, which occurred over the weekend in Ngomari area of the Borno State capital, involved men attached to a local government chairman’s convoy who opened fire during a social event.
Spokesman of the Joint Task Force, North-East, Operation Hadin Kai, Lt. Col. Sani Uba, confirmed that the shooting took place around 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
According to him, the suspects—initially described as vigilantes—were later identified as members of the chairman’s escort team who engaged in sporadic gunfire at the wedding, resulting in the fatal injury of the teenage girl.
“In the Ngomari general area, troops of Operation Hadin Kai, in conjunction with the Civilian Joint Task Force, arrested five suspects linked to the unlawful use of firearms during a social event,” Uba said.
He added that troops, working with the CJTF, moved swiftly to apprehend the suspects.
Those arrested were identified as Muhammad Husaini, 28; Abba Jiddu, 25; Abba Kolo Mohammed, 20; Ali Adam, 20; and Nura Mohammed, 18.
Uba said the suspects are currently in military custody and will be handed over to appropriate authorities for further investigation and prosecution in line with existing laws.