A young soldier, Captain Benjamin Sule, who just got married last November, has been killed by members of the dreaded Boko Haram sect during an attack on a military contingent in Borno, over the weekend.
Captain Sule inside a military base in Borno
A close military friend of the deceased based in the Ikom Barracks in Cross River State, who spoke to Sahara Reporters, said Sule was killed between Saturday and Sunday, but they only got the information on Monday, August 4.
He explained that the news of Sule’s death was received with utmost shock.
Captain Sule had earlier been posted by the Nigerian Army Cross River State and from there he was sent on a military duty to the Borno area, where he met his death.
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According to the source, he last spoke with the deceased a week ago.
“We talked over the phone and he told me that he was fine, but said we should continue praying for him,” he said.
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