A 22-year-old National Diploma II student of Hassan Usman Katsina Polytechnic in Katsina was on Thursday shot dead by trigger-happy soldiers after they opened fired on a commercial vehicle with registration number AY504KTN in Batagarawa area of the state.
Capt. Ikedichi Iweha, the JTF spokesman in the state, who confirmed the incident, said the soldiers opened fire on the vehicle when the driver attempted to beat a military checkpoint. The driver was allegedly attempting to overtake a truck at the check point.
The JTF spokesman said that the affected driver had been arrested while the vehicle had been placed under the custody of the army.
Iweha said that investigation into the incident had also commenced.
Meanwhile, an eye witness identified as Umar Ali said that the deceased was travelling along with his friends to Minna, Niger State, for a wedding ceremony when the incident occurred.
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