Unknown Gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen have allegedly shot a Nigerian soldier to death in Manzhakwa community, Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara State, after reportedly challenging them for brandishing firearms.
The incident according to the sources happened on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, when the soldier confronted the armed herders who were moving through the area. The confrontation allegedly turned violent as the herders overpowered and killed him on the spot.
Residents described the victim as a native of the community who had returned home to visit his family. A video circulating online shows his body surrounded by soldiers and villagers expressing anger over the rising insecurity in the area.
The killing comes just days after bandits attacked Mawogi village in the same local government, killing a youth leader and injuring his mother.
In a related development, another soldier, Private Usman Alhaji, attached to Apapa, Lagos, was also found dead in nearby Twatagi village after chasing an assailant who attacked him and a companion along a rural road. His body, discovered the next day with a stab wound to the neck, has been buried according to Islamic rites.
Authorities say investigations are ongoing to apprehend the culprits behind both incidents.
The development of Gurara Suleja and Tafa Federal Constituency…..My Priority
