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One soldier has lost his life while three others were injured following a road accident involving troops in Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State.
The incident was contained in a post shared on Thursday on X by security analyst Zagazola Makama.
According to sources cited in the post, the accident happened on March 24 along the Kente–Ikyaior–Wukari road when troops from the Forward Operating Base (FOB) Wukari were on a routine patrol.
The sources said several soldiers were affected in the crash and were quickly taken to the Federal University Teaching Hospital in Wukari for treatment.
“The injured soldiers were rushed to the hospital for medical attention, where one of them was later confirmed dead, while three others are currently receiving treatment,” Makama wrote.
The body of the deceased soldier has been deposited at the hospital’s morgue.
