The Nigerian Army Headquarters, 2 Brigade, Akwa Ibom State, has launched a probe into the circumstances surrounding the tragic death of one of its officers, late Lieutenant Samson Haruna, in Uyo.
The Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 2 Brigade, Nigerian Army, Captain Lawal Muhammad, made this known in a statement on Friday in Uyo, the state capital
Muhammad stated that the outcome of the investigation would be made public upon its conclusion.
\u201cAn investigation was instituted at the onset of the incident to ascertain the circumstances surrounding it before the demise of the officer. The outcome of the investigation will be made public upon its conclusion,\u201d he said.
According to him, the officer was immediately evacuated to the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital, where he received comprehensive medical treatment, adding that despite concerted efforts by the medical team to stabilise his condition, the officer sadly passed away on October 6, 2025, while receiving care.
\u201cThe Nigerian Army wishes to inform the general public of an unfortunate incident involving Lieutenant S. Haruna and his wife, which occurred on 22 September 2025, resulting in fire burns sustained by the officer.
\u201cFollowing the incident, the officer was immediately evacuated to the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital, UUTH, where he received comprehensive medical treatment. Despite concerted efforts by the medical team to stabilise his condition, the officer sadly passed away on 6 October 2025 while receiving care,\u201d he stressed.
Recall that the officer died at the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital after sustaining burns from a fire incident on September 22, 2025.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Nigerian Army Headquarters, 2 Brigade, Akwa Ibom State, has launched a probe into the circumstances surrounding the tragic death of one of its officers, late Lieutenant Samson Haruna, in Uyo. The Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 2 Brigade, Nigerian Army, Captain Lawal Muhammad, made this known in a statement on Friday in Uyo, the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":222,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2315","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n