The leadership of the 14Brigade Army Headquarters, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan’s Barracks, Ohafia, Abia State has debunked media reports alleging the death of a female pedestrian in Aba the commercial nerve of the state.
The media space was at the weekend awash with the news that a reckless army driver knocked down a woman (identified as relation to a Port Harcourt based top ranked DSS official) at the popular Ogbor Hill Bridge in the commercial city who according to the reports was feared dead.
But the Assistant Director Army Public Relations, 14Brigade, Major Gbadamosi Oyegoke in a release issued on Monday said that contrary to reports that the accident victim was feared dead, the woman was taken to Rosevern Hospital, Owerri Road, Aba where she was given adequate medical attention.
Oyegoke who stated that adequate information about the incident was formally passed to appropriate army authority within the location where the incident happened, added that the medical expenses of the woman has been taken care of as the victim is in stable condition.
He added that the victim’s family had been contacted and that they at the time of filing the report, is taking care of her.
The release with the caption “Re-woman feared killed in Aba” read “The attention of the Headquarters 14 Brigade, Nigerian Army Ohafia is drawn to a publication claiming reckless treatment of a woman accidentally hit by a Nigerian Army hilux vehicle at the Ogbor Hill Water Side Bridge, close to Eyimba hotel, along Aba/Ikot Ekpene highway on Friday the 6th of April 2019.
“It should be noted that the accident was immediately formally reported to the appropriate Army authority in whose area of responsibility the accident happened.
“The victim was rushed to Rosevern Hospital, Owerri Road, Aba for medical treatment by the Army and the medical expense was paid accordingly.
“Presently the victim is in a stable condition.
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“The family of the victim have been contacted and they are overseeing the patient in the hospital.”
