No less than four soldiers reported died and several others sustained injuries after a suspected drunk driver rammed into them on Friday morning, January 31. The military officers were attached to the Myoung Barracks in the Morocco area of Shomolu in Lagos
It was learnt that the drunk driver rammed into the military personnel during their monthly road jogging outside the barrack in the early hour of the day.
According to The Punch, an eyewitness identified as Priscilla, who is a resident of the area, said that the vehicle had three young men in it. She said that they were running at full speed before they rammed into the soldiers.
She stated that after the accident happened. The occupants in the vehicle attempted to run away but were apprehended and beaten. Their vehicle was then vandalised.
The witness further revealed that one of the young men was stabbed and that the incident caused panic among the residents in the area.
As of the time of writing this report the Lagos State Police Command spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin and the Deputy Director of Army Public Relations, 81 Division, Olabisi Ayeni, have yet to respond to an enquiry about the accident.