One of the soldiers serving with the Special Task Force (STF) in Jos, Private Nelson Eric, has shot a pastor, Alfred Adams, at the University of Jos
A statement by STF Spokesman Charles Ekeocha said the pastor had posed as a sergeant in the Nigerian Army and beckoned to Eric to help him recover his handset from one of his friends.
Ekeocha said Eric discovered the pastor to be a fake soldier, adding that the pastor, who attempted to escape, ran to the university where the soldier shot him.
He said Eric had been transferred to the military police arm of the STF for investigation and disciplinary action, while the pastor was taken to the Jos University Teaching Hospital for treatment.
He said the STF regretted the incident and thanked the students for not taking laws into their hands.