The Nigerian Army says a soldier who killed a 16-year-old protester in Zaria has been arrested.
In a statement on Wednesday, Onyema Nwachukwu, army spokesperson, said soldiers were enforcing the 24-hour curfew imposed on Kaduna and Zaria metropolis following reports of violence during the nationwide protest.
He said the soldiers were attacked by some hoodlums while enforcing the curfew in Samaru area of Zaria.