Nigerian Army Claims Soldier At Delta Estate Stabbed Civilian To Death In Self-Defence

Nigerian Army Reacts to K!lling of Young Man by a Soldier in a Warri Estate

The Nigerian Army has confirmed the k!lling of a man by a soldier.   The incident happened during a confrontation at the Delta Marine Logistics and Technical (DMLT) Estate, Warri, Delta State.   According to the Army, the incident which occurred on October 13, 2025, followed an attempt by a group of individuals to force their way into the estate without undergoing routine security checks.   Acting Assistant Director Army Public Relations, 63 Bri…

Nigerian Army Claims Soldier At Delta Estate Stabbed Civilian To Death In Self-Defence

The Nigerian Army has justified the killing of a civilian during a confrontation at Delta Marine Logistics and Technical (DMLT) Estate in Warri, Delta State, insisting that the soldier involved acted purely in self-defence. In a statement issued by the Headquarters, 63 Brigade, on Wednesday the Army explained that “a tense confrontation between a soldier and a suspected criminal occurred at the Delta Marine Logistics and the Technical (DMLT) Est…

Rights Group Gives Nigerian Army 7-Day Ultimatum Over Slain Civilian in Delta

By Lizzy Chirkpi The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Nigerian Army to take decisive action against a soldier identified as Sefiu I., who allegedly stabbed to death a civilian, Mr. Ugochukwu Nwachukwu, at the entrance of New Jersey City Estate, Opete, Warri, Delta State. In a petition addressed to the Chief of Civil–Military Affairs, Major General G. U. Chibuisi, and copied to the Chie…

Investigation ongoing after man dies in Delta Estate incident

Authorities are investigating the death of 36-year-old Oghenekaro Ugochukwu Bonny, who died on Sunday, October 12, 2025, at Delta Marine Logistics and Technical (DMLT) Estate in Otokutu, Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State.Eyewitnesses said Ugochukwu had visited family members in Warri to celebrate a niece’s birthday before stopping by a friend’s residence in the estate. According to accounts, a confrontation occurred at the estat…

Army Explains Why Soldier Killed Civilian In Delta

The Nigerian Army has issued an explanation concerning the death of a civilian after a confrontation with a soldier at the Delta Marine Logistics and the Technical (DMLT) Estate in Warri, Delta State. The Army in a statement on Wednesday, signed by the Acting Assistant Director Army Public Relations, 63 Brigade Asaba, Captain Iliyasu Bawa-Rijau, said the soldier acted in self-defence. According to Bawa-Rijau, the October 13 incident occurred whe…

Soldier Kills Suspect in Self-Defence at Warri Estate

Nigerian Army has confirmed that a soldier attached to the Headquarters 63 Brigade, Asaba, killed a suspected criminal in self-defence during a confrontation at