Officers of the Nigerian Army have been involved in a fatal accident which has left five soldiers dead, others critically injured.
The officers from the 302 Artillery Regiment, General Support, Onitsha, were in an MRAP (mine-resistant, ambush protected vehicle) when it crashed on Tuesday, Feb. 8
According to SaharaReporters, they were on their way to Ihiala to join their colleagues at a military checkpoint after receiving information that operatives of the Eastern Security Network (ESN) were planning to attack the checkpoint.
See graphic photos from the incident below.
