Army Reacts After Reckless Military Van Knocked Down Woman In Aba.

The Nigerian army has broken its silence over report that a woman whose husband is said to be a relation of a top notch DSS personnel serving in Port Harcourt was feared killed by a speeding Hilux van belonging to the Nigerian Army in Aba, Abia State.

According to reports, the accident which occurred along Aba/Ikot-Ekpene Highway on Friday evening, was said to have happened when the soldier driving the van drove against traffic and knocked down the woman who wanted to cross the road.

Read the press statment by the army below;

The attention of the Headquarters 14 Brigade, Nigerian Army Ohafia is drawn to a publication claiming reckless treatment of a woman accidentally hit by a Nigerian Army hilux vehicle at the Ogbor Hill Water Side Bridge, close to Eyimba hotel, along Aba/Ikot Ekpene highway on Friday the 6th of April 2019.

It should be noted that the accident was immediately formally reported to the appropriate Army authority in whose area of responsibility the accident happened.

The victim was rushed to Rosevern Hospital, Owerri Road, Aba for medical treatment by the Army and the medical expense was paid accordingly. Presently the victim is in a stable condition.

The family of the victim have been contacted and they are overseeing the patient in the hospital.

OJ Badamosi
Major
Assistant Director Army Public Relations
14 Brigade
8 April 2019