File: Cameroonian soldiers patrol on November 12, 2014 in Amchide, northern Cameroon, 1 km from Nigeria. The city was raided by Islamists from Nigeria’s Boko Haram, killing eight cameroonian soldiers and leading the population to flee on October 15, 2014, before another six coordinated attacks that killed at least three civilians in the remote north of the country, on November 9, 2014. Boko Haram’s five-year insurgency in neighboring Nigeria has left thousands dead, and the Islamists have occasionally carried out attacks over the border. Cameroon has deployed more than 1,000 soldiers in the extreme northeast of the country to counter the Islamist threat. AFP PHOTO
By Abdulsalam Muhammad
Nigerian troops enroute Azare on a special operation were involved in an auto crash yesterday at Gaya, Jahun federal highway that left 36 of them seriously injured.
Gaya, 65km south of Kano is a strategic town that link Maiduguri via Dutse, and Jahum—Katagum federal highways.
An eyewitness, Sule Adamu told Vanguard that the incident occurred along Gaya—Jahun federal highways at about 7.30 am when the convoy shortly after missing its way tried to turn back but was hit by another vehicle from behind.
Adamu said that “the impact was heavy as the vehicle conveying 36 officers lost control and threw off its occupants in various directions. “we immediately deployed public spirited individuals to the scene, and the injured soldiers were taken to Gaya General hospital, and most of them are in critical condition.”
But a statement signed by the Kano FRSC sector Commander, Aminu Umar Jakapa injured officers have been transferred to Dutse General hospital said that “it was a lone road traffic accident involving military truck with registration number NA 1716 BO5 conveying 36 soldiers”.
The statement further revealed that the troops were led by Major R.O Aliaze, adding that no life was lost in the accident.
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