Army officer reportedly leaves note accusing his commander of victimisation before ending it all in Akwa Ibom

A Lieutenant in the Nigerian Army, Alphonsus Alexander Kalthy Bazza, reportedly left a note before ending his own life in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.

Lieutenant Bazza’s lifele$$ body was found h@nging from a tree in a bush at the 2 Brigade Step-Up Headquarters for Exercise at Essien Udim LGA of the state on Saturday night, November 11, 2023.

SaharaReporters obtained on Saturday, November 18, from family sources some notes left behind by Lieutenant Bazza, which confirmed that he had a frustrating relationship with his commander at the army base.

According to the news outlet, the deceased in the notes said: “My encounter with co – Lt Col NY Suleiman Baburka; I first met him in 7615 Roon when he reported as my Co. He started acting bias and was telling me how my uncle- Maj. Gen. EA Anaryw tasked him to put an eye on me. In which armies of the world is that done?”