Six soldiers injured in road accident in Sokoto

Six soldiers have sustained injuries in a road traffic accident involving troops of the 8 Division Garrison in Goronyo Local Government Area of Sokoto State.

This was disclosed in a post on X by Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency and security expert in the Lake Chad region, on Tuesday.

Makama, citing intelligence sources, said the accident occurred on Saturday at Goronyo Community while troops attached to the Forward Operating Base (FOB) Isa were returning from an administrative patrol.

According to the report, the accident involved a military gun truck which sustained minor damage in the incident.

Six soldiers were injured and were immediately evacuated to Goronyo Hospital, where they received initial medical treatment and were stabilised.

The injured personnel were later transferred to the 8 Division Military Hospital for further medical attention.

The sources added that the condition of the injured soldiers was stable, while the circumstances surrounding the accident were being assessed.