A man was fatally shot during a turban ceremony in Gwoza, Borno State, on Saturday, when a locally made dane gun misfired.

Sources told Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency media expert that Yusuf Ahmadu, of Gwoza town, was handed the loaded firearm by Buba Hamman during the event, after which Ahmadu accidentally misfired, striking 18-year-old Isa Ali in the chest.

The victim, who sustained serious injuries, was rushed to the Gwoza General Hospital, where he was confirmed dead on arrival by medical personnel.

Security personnel later arrived at the scene to restore order and arrested Ahmadu and Hammaan

Borno Police Command revealed that the motive behind the incident remains unclear as investigations continue.

The incident has once again resonated the call for total ban on vigilante groups across the country.

Recall that former Director of the Department of State Services (DSS), Sir Dennis Amachree, had raised critical concerns over the growing reliance on vigilante groups as a stopgap measure for the nation’s deepening security crisis.

Speaking on the role and risks of vigilante groups in Nigeria, Sir Amachree acknowledged their emergence as a response to the stark absence of formal law enforcement in many rural communities but warned of the dangers they pose when left unchecked.