Videos obtained by SaharaReporters showed several injured candidates lying on the roadside and inside vehicles, with emergency responders and other travellers struggling to evacuate them.
Several candidates recently shortlisted for recruitment into the Nigerian Army from Imo State have sustained varying degrees of injuries after the vehicle conveying them to the Nigerian Army Depot in Zaria, Kaduna State, was involved in a road accident on Saturday morning, SaharaReporters has learnt.
Military sources told SaharaReporters that the victims were among successful recruitment candidates travelling to the Nigerian Army Depot in Zaria, where they were expected to commence their basic military training as recruits.
According to a credible military source familiar with the incident, the journey was being coordinated under the supervision of Lieutenant Colonel P.D. Ngal when the accident occurred.
“The candidates from Imo State were on their way to the Depot Nigerian Army in Zaria to begin their recruit training when the accident happened this morning,” the source said.
