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Errant Soldier Kills Aid Worker The soldier, who went on a shooting spree with an AK-47 riffle, also injured a United Nations pilot. Reports say a soldier of the 25 Task Force Brigade in Borno went berserk and shot a female humanitarian aid worker to death while also killing a colleague in the process. What happened: It was gathered that the errant soldier also attacked a co-pilot of one of United Nations helicopters with a jack knife. The incident, which occurred on Thursday, November 17, 2022, could have resulted in more casualties but for the timing intervention of his colleague who had to neutralise the soldier. Reacting to the development, the Theatre Command of “Operation HADIN KAI’’, expressed regret at the sad occurrence at one of its military bases. Assistant Director, Army Public Relations Headquarters, Theatre Command, Maj. Samson Zhakom, said the soldier shot and killed a staff member of one of the NGOs providing humanitarian support in the Northeast. “Same soldier also kil