An undisclosed number of soldiers have been reported killed and several more injured in Lagos.
The soldiers were performing their physical drills at the Myoung Barracks on Friday in Yaba, when a driver, believed to be drunk, ran into them.
The incident caused panic within the Nigerian Army Community in the Yaba and Ojuelegba areas of Lagos, according to the Nation.
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.
Many of the soldiers were said to have sustained serious injuries with blood splashed all over the place. Available information has 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.
