Father of child protester who was killed by Nigerian army breaks silence

Malam Mohammed, the father of Ismail, a 16-year-old #EndBadGovernanceIn Nigeria protester who was killed in the Samaru community in Zaria, Kaduna State has narrated how the incident occurred.

TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) had earlier reported that a boy child identified as Ismail Muhammad was killed by Nigerian military enforcing a curfew in Zaria, Kaduna State on Tuesday, August, 6th.

Confirming the development, the Director of Army Public Relations, Major General Onyeama in a statement titled “Unfortunate death of a protester by a soldier in Zaria” explained that the incident happened on Tuesday when troops received a distress call to help disperse some hoodlums, who had gathered in Samaru burning tyres and attacking security personnel.

Nwachukwu said that a waring shot was fired by a soldier to scare the mob who attempted to attack the troops, which led to Mohammed’s death.

Army spokesman added that the soldier involved has since been arrested and is undergoing interrogation.

However, speaking to Vangaurd, Mohammed said the soldiers who were scaring people away, followed his son to their house and shot him.

He said, “My son, about 19 years old was outside the house when the soldiers started shooting. He ran inside and locked the door but the soldiers followed him and shot through the door. I was at Hayin Dogo when Abubakar called to tell me what happened. But it was after an hour that I could be able to reach home after Ismail was killed.”