Wounded soldiers flown abroad for treatment

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One of the soldiers, Hamed Abdullahi, receiving treatment at the 68 Nigerian Reference Hospital, Yaba

The Nigerian Army in Lagos on Monday said seven of its troops wounded-in-action in the North East would be flown abroad for advanced medical treatment.

The Acting Chief Medical Director, 68 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital Yaba, Brig.-Gen. Adekola Dada, disclosed this while speaking with journalists at the hospital in Lagos.

Dada said that the Chief of Army Staff (COAS),  Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, had approved the foreign medical trip for the troops to ensure wounded personnel got the best medical attention when the need arose.

“We have some wounded soldiers who have been referred abroad. As I speak to you,  we have about seven approvals we just received.

“Those ones will be on their way to India in a few days for treatment. They were approved by the COAS and they were…



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