Nigerian Air Force officials killed two innocents, justice remains elusive
By Qosim Suleiman
Maryam Abdulrahman, 40, was at her home in Sokoto, preparing to perform ablution for the Muslim prayers that Sunday evening of 20 October, 2019 when two strange men ran into the compound, one chasing the other. In horror, Mrs Abdulrahman tried to run into her room but realised that she could not move her legs. A bullet had penetrated her thigh.
The man chasing the other and who had fired the shot from a rifle was dressed in full military khaki. He is a member of the personnel of the Nigerian Airforce (NAF) attached to the 119 Composite Group in Sokoto.
A bullet also hit Suleiman Aliyu, the man chased into Mrs Abdulrahman’s house. He would later notice that he had been hit when he noticed blood gushing from his leg after he got to a safe place.
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Support for this report was provided by the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID Africa) and it is made possible through funding support from The Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR).
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