Army Captain, others ambushed in Benue

Zakari Sani, a captain in the Operation Whirl Stroke stationed in
Benue, has been wounded in an ambush, alongside other officers,
Defence Headquarters said on Tuesday.

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

"The team of doctors and other medical staff, including expatriates,
are attending to the officer whose situation, though serious, is
getting better by the day," the tweet said.

The DHQ said that Sani has undergone several medical procedures which
have helped to stabilise him further. It denied allegation that the
wounded officer had been taken out of the country.

"Information given about Captain Zakari may be intended to ensure he
gets the best of medical attention, but the narrative is not true.

"If he had been hurriedly taken out of the country without the
stabilisation treatment according to medical advice, the outcome may
not be certain," it said.