Mali-bound soldiers: Kogi offsets medical bills

Meanwhile, Kogi State governor Captain Idris Wada has offset the medical bills of the Mali-bound soldiers who were attacked in Kogi by unidentified gunmen.
The governor stated this yesterday when he paid a visit to the Federal Medical Centre, Lokoja, where eight of the injured soldiers were still receiving treatment.
Wada described the attack as unwarranted.
Represented by his deputy, Yomi Awoniyi, the govermor stated that the incident that led to the death of two soldiers in the attack was unfortunate. He said the state government commiserated with the families of those that lost their lives in the attack.
The chief medical director, Federal Medical Centre, Lokoja, Dr. Eleshin Gbadebo, said the attacked army officers were rushed in with various degrees of injuries but were now in stable condition.