A soldier suspected to be suffering from mental issue killed a Senior Army Officer on Wednesday night.

LagosspyNG gathered that the murder happened in Borno, although the identity of the deceased is yet to be revealed.

The suspect, whose identity was not also disclosed, is a trooper of the Nigerian Army serving in 202 Battalion of 21 Special Armoured Brigade Bama, Borno.

A statement by Acting Director Army Public Relations, Colonel Sagir Musa, reads: ” A trooper of the Nigerian Army serving in 202 Battalion of 21 Special Armoured Brigade Bama, Borno State, went beserk at about 1030 hours on the 29th of July 2020 and fired at an officer (a Subaltern) which led to his death.