Four soldiers attached to the Myoung Barracks in the Morocco area of Shomolu in Lagos were crushed while others were injured after a suspected drunk driver lost control and rammed into them.
The driver rammed into the soldiers during their monthly road jogging outside the barracks in the early hours of Friday.
A witness named Priscilla, who lives in the area, said the Toyota vehicle that wreaked the havoc had three young men as the occupants and the driver was running at full speed.
She said after the accident happened, the young men attempted to run away but were apprehended and beaten while their vehicle was vandalised.
According to the witness, one of the young men was stabbed.
She said, “The incident happened in the early hours of this morning when the soldiers were doing their monthly morning road walk when the young men rammed into the soldiers in front of the barracks.
“Four of the soldiers were dead, and many of them were seriously injured. After the incident, the boys attempted to run away but were apprehended and mercilessly beaten to a stupor while their vehicle was vandalised. Also, one of the boys was stabbed by the soldiers.
“The incident has caused panic among the residents in the area.”
As of the time of filing this report, the Deputy Director of Army Public Relations, 81 Division, Olabisi Ayeni, and the spokesperson of the Lagos State Police Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, had yet to respond to the messages sent to their phones. [With The Punch report]
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