Rita Odafe
In a tragic incident, Folorunsho Lukman, a corporal in the Nigerian Army, was fatally attacked by unknown gunmen suspected to be terrorists. The attack took place while Lukman was on his farm in Kampani Zurak village in Bashar chiefdom, Plateau state.
It was reported that before the attack, Corporal Lukman had received permission from his commander to leave the camp for personal errands but instead brought two civilians to his farm, where the assault occurred. Following the attack, the assailants seized Lukman’s weapon.
A military communication detailed the events, stating, “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 contact the Director of Army Public Relations, General Nwachukwu Onyema, for a statement were unsuccessful, as he did not respond to calls or text messages at the time of this report.
