Kufre George
The United Nations has condemned the killing of a humanitarian worker by an operational soldier at Damboa in Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State.In a statement, the UN Coordinator for Nigeria Matthias Schmale described the incident as disturbing and sad, saying the humanitarian is a staff of Médecins du Monde working in the community.Earlier, the Assistant Director of Army Public Relations, Operations Hadin Kai ,Major Nantip Zhakom said the soldier shot and killed a soldier and injured a co-pilot who is one of the UN helicopters.The said soldier is a special force who lost tempers and went after the crew members of the aircraft shortly after landing with some humanitarian workers in Damboa, first shot and injured the pilot who attempted to escape from the scene.He thereafter turned to the humanitarian workers and fired at them.The soldier reportedly stabbed the deceased aid worker severally with a knife until she gave up the ghost.
