The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya, has commiserated with troops who were involved in a road traffic accident on Thursday in Garin Kuturu on the Maiduguri-Damaturu Road.
The Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, confirmed the development in a statement.
In the statement on Friday in Abuja, Nwachukwu said the accident occurred when troops were responding to a distress call.
Nwachukwu said one of the gun trucks conveying the troops skidded off the road and rammed into a road shoulder, causing the vehicle to somersault.
He said that nine personnel who were injured during the accident were evacuated and currently receiving medical attentions in a military medical facility.
He said: “No fatality was recorded in the accident.
“General Yahaya lauded the troops for their swift response and urged them to be more circumspect during emergency operational responses.”
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