An unconfirmed number of soldiers attached to the Myoung Barracks, Yaba, in Lagos State were feared dead, and others injured after a suspected drunk driver rammed his vehicle into them.
The incident, which occurred in the early hours of Friday during morning physical training, has thrown the military community into panic.
Speaking to one of the soldiers, he said, “There’s blood everywhere. I was spared because I was at the back.”
The soldier (name withheld) narrated that the vehicle had three young men suspected to be internet fraudsters, notoriously called ‘Yahoo Boys.’
He added that the vehicle rammed into the soldiers near the Myoung Barracks Army Sports Camp, resulting in one of the occupants of the car fleeing immediately, while the remaining two were apprehended and beaten to a stupor, with their vehicle vandalized
