Ismail Mohammed, a 16-year-old was killed by a soldier during a protest in Samaru, a popular town in Zaria, Kaduna State.
The Nigerian Army has begun a probe into the incident and arrested the culprit.
According to a statement by the Director of Army Public Relations, Onyema Nwachukwu, the troops received a distress call about hoodlums gathering and burning tyres and pelting stones at security personnel.
This prompted them to intervene and in an attempt to disperse the crowd, a shot was fired leading to the death of the teenager.
“On arrival at the scene, the hoodlums brazenly attempted attacking the troops prompting a
soldier to fire a warning shot to scare the hoodlums away, which unfortunately led to the death of a 16 year old boy Ismail Mohammed,” the statement reads.
“The soldier involved has since been arrested and undergoing interrogation as at the time of this report.”
“Saddened by the unfortunate incident, the Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja has sent a high-powered delegation led by the General Officer Commanding 1 Division Maj Gen Lander Saraso to visit and condole with the family of the deceased.
“The deceased was buried according to islamic rites with senior military officers of the Nigerian Army in attendance.
