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| Nigerian Army Compensates Family of 16-Year-Old Killed in Kaduna Protests with N300,000 |
The family of Ismail Mohammed, a 16-year-old boy who was tragically killed by the Nigerian Army during the ongoing #EndBadGovernance protests, has received a compensation of N300,000.
This compensation follows the army’s acknowledgment of responsibility for the fatal shooting in Samaru, Zaria, Kaduna State, as stated on Wednesday.
According to X user Aliyu (@AliyuKwarbai), Ismail Mohammed’s family was given N300,000 as compensation for his life.
“The father of the 16-year-old boy (Ismail), who was killed by the Nigerian Army under the leadership of Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Samaru, Zaria, Kaduna State, has received N300,000. N300,000 for the loss of a life?”
Eyewitnesses reported that soldiers stormed the community, which is home to thousands of Ahmadu Bello University students, on Tuesday morning and opened fire on civilians.
SaharaReporters learned that the military’s harsh crackdown was intended to disperse protesters who had been gathering in the area for days.
A student resident confirmed the incident to SaharaReporters, describing the atmosphere as tense and volatile following the senseless killing of innocent civilians.
On Tuesday, SaharaReporters reported that tragedy struck in Kaduna State as Nigerian soldiers fired live rounds to suppress #EndBadGovernance protests in the Samaru community, resulting in the deaths of two civilians and causing widespread panic.
A community source said, “The army arrived early this morning (Tuesday) and started shooting indiscriminately. Their aim was to suppress the ongoing protest. Unfortunately, their bullets hit two residents in the market area of Samaru. Both died.”
“One of them was a 16-year-old boy. I do not know much about the identity of the second victim,” the source added.
A graphic video shared by X user Better Kaduna shows the lifeless body of one of the victims, providing disturbing visual evidence of the deadly crackdown on protesters in Zaria, Kaduna State.
He wrote: “Videos coming in from Samaru Community in Zaria are worrisome. Viewers discretion is advised.
“Being a student-dominated community, we are calling on ABU Zaria Authorities to ensure the safety of students and prevent further loss of lives.”
Meanwhile, SaharaReporters earlier reported that the Nigerian Army confirmed the death of a protester and 16-year-old boy, Ismail Mohammed, in Zaria, Kaduna State.
The army spokesperson, Major General Onyema Nwachukwu, stated that the teenager’s death resulted from troops firing a warning shot to deter hoodlums and enforce the curfew imposed by the state government.
The curfew was in response to the #EndBadGovernance peaceful protests in the state, which had been hijacked by some hoodlums.
Nwachukwu, the Director of Army Public Relations, said that Nigerian Army troops received a distress call reporting that a large group of hoodlums had gathered in Samaru, burning tires on the road and pelting stones at security personnel.
