Several feared dead as drunken driver ram into soldiers on morning drill

Several soldiers performing their physical drills at the Myoung Barracks in Yaba, Lagos are feared dead and others injured after a drunken driven ran into them.

The incident said to have occurred early on Friday morning caused panic within the Nigerian Army Community in the Yaba and Ojuelegba areas of Lagos.

A vehicle with three occupants suspected to be intoxicated, lost control and drove into the soldiers doing their routine physical exercise at the Army Sports Camp.

A lot of the soldiers were said to have sustained serious injuries with blood splashed all over the place.

Available information have it that as soon as the accident occurred, one of the occupants of the vehicle fled the scene while the other two were apprehended, while the vehicle was allegedly vandalised by the mob who accused them of being suspected Yahoo Boys.

The wounded soldiers are said to have been rushed to the nearby Army Hospital.

Spokesman for the Nigerian Army in Lagos, Lt.-Col. Olabisi Ayeni confirmed the incident and promised to provide details later.

“It is true there was an accident this morning but I will provide details later,” he said.

Source: The Nation