SOLDIERS ON OPERATION WHIRL STROKE AMBUSHED AND WOUNDED IN BENUE

Soldiers on Operation Whirl Stroke ambushed, wounded in Benue –Defence HQ

A Captain in the Operation Whirl Stroke stationed in Benue, Zakari Sani, has been wounded in an ambush, alongside other officers, Defence Headquarters has said.

In a series of tweets on its verified Twitter handle @DefenceInfoNG on Tuesday evening, the DHQ said that “a very courageous and hardworking officer, Zakari Sani, was ambushed alongside other soldiers in Benue State while on Operation Whirl Stroke.

It noted that Sani was badly wounded and was evacuated to Benue State University Teaching Hospital, Makurdi, where he was initially stabilised and later evacuated to Ceda Crest Hospital in Abuja for higher management outside of the operations theatre.

“Ceda Crest Hospital is one of the best hospitals in the country as at today,” DHQ said.