Soldier allegedly shoots himself dead out of depression

A corporal in the Army’s 152 Battalion, Banki, has reportedly killed himself in Borno State, where he is fighting Boko Haram insurgents.

The deceased, identified as Kila Jima, was said to have suddenly cocked his rifle and shot himself in the head on Saturday. 

Jima, who was alleged to have overstayed in the theatre of operation, was said to have shown some signs of depression before he eventually took his life.