By Peter Amine
Jos – The Special Task Force (STF), maintaining security in Plateau says it has arrested an unspecified number of soldiers believed to have shot and killed a security guard at the Jos branch of Diamond Bank.
The soldiers, the STF said in a statement signed by its spokesman, Maj. Umar Adams, also shot and injured two other security personnel of the bank on Monday, Oct. 22.
The statement, which was made available to newsmen on Thursday in Jos, said that the soldiers, who had gone to the bank to transact personal businesses, shot at the trio after a minor disagreement.
Adams quoted the STF Commander, Maj. Gen. Augustine Agundu, as saying that the erring soldiers would be made to face justice.
“The culprits (of the shooting), have been identified, apprehended and currently under detention. They will be subjected to military justice procedure,” the statement quoted Agundu as saying.
The statement condemned the attitude of the erring military personnel, and extended STF’s sympathy to the family of the deceased, the injured staff, and management of Diamond Bank.
It declared that the actions of the soldiers was in total variance with the expected code of conduct and rules of engagement of the STF.
It also quoted Agundu as promising to intensify efforts toward improving civil-military relationships while working even harder to enthrone durable peace in Plateau. (NAN)