There was panic today at the Eagles Square, Abuja after 3 soldiers allegedly fainted while taking part in the Democracy Day parade.
Reports say that the officers who had stood for hours at the event suddenly slumped, a sign they must have been exhausted from the exercise.
The PUNCH reports that some security men and medical personnel immediately responded to the situation and came with stretchers to carry away the casualties to a medical shed on the left side of the State Box where President Muhammadu Buhari was seated.
Besides the incident, no other news of mishap has been reported.
In attendance at the annual event were former President Goodluck Jonathan, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation.
Others are the presiding Officers of the National Assembly, Service Chiefs, Members of the Diplomatic Corps, Youth Corps Members and former Cabinet Member under President Yar’Adua, Babagana Kingibe.
Senate President Ahmad Lawan; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila; the Chief Justice of the Federation, Ibrahim Tanko, and the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Abdullahi Adamu also marked their presence at the event.
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Democracy Day is June 12, a national public holiday in Nigeria.