Army Begins Probe As Bodies Of Soldier, Wife Found In Niger Barracks

The Nigerian Army has identified the assemblage of a worker and his woman recovered lifeless successful Wawa Cantonment, Niger State, and consequently begun probe to unravel circumstances starring to their death.

The worker identified arsenic Lance Corporal Akinleye Femi, serving astatine 221 Battalion, Wawa Cantonment, is suspected to person killed his woman and committed suicide.

A connection by the Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 22 Armoured Brigade, Captain Stephen Nwankwo, said the tragic incidental which occurred connected October 11, 2025, astatine Wawa Cantonment, caused a tensed atmosphere, leaving the barracks residents successful daze arsenic to the circumstances that could person led to specified unfortunate incident.

According to him, Lance Corporal Femi and his woman were abruptly recovered dormant successful their flat astatine Block 15, Room 24, Corporals and Below Quarters, Wawa Cantonment.

He said preliminary probe revealed that the worker was connected work wrong the Cantonment, and had sought support from his superior to be to idiosyncratic needs and instrumentality to duty.

“This followed the find of the dormant bodies lying successful their apartment.

“The remains of the deceased person been preserved, portion an in-depth probe has since commenced to ascertain the circumstances surrounding the tragic incident.

“The Army commiserates with the family, colleagues, and friends of the deceased implicit the achy nonaccomplishment and prays for the peaceful repose of their souls.

“The Commander 22 Armoured Brigade, Brigadier General Ezra Barkins, assured the nationalist that the circumstances that led to the bittersweet incidental volition beryllium thoroughly investigated, and the result relayed to the nationalist accordingly.

“The NA anticipates maximum knowing and practice of the nationalist arsenic always, assuring that the result of the probe volition not lone beryllium made public, rather, further scrutinised, and measures enactment successful spot to debar aboriginal occurrences,” 22 Brigade spokesman stated.