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Donatus Vonkong, the soldier gunned down at the palace of the Shehu of Borno may have well died as a hero.

There was tension at the Shehu of Borno palace in Maiduguri when a yet-to-be-identified policeman gunned down Donatus Vonkong, a Warrant Officer of the Nigerian Army attached to operation Hadin Kai.

 The Shehu of Borno, Alhaji Garbai Elkanemi, has decried the level of insecurity in his state, saying the people of Borno State now live in fear. He said the state was no longer safe for anyone, including the governor, Babagana Zulum, who is constitutionally the chief security officer. The paramount ruler spoke when he paid the traditional sallah homage to …