According to an eyewitness account Tope from Ikere Ekiti Came back to his Ikere village for the holidays.
At night “NEPA” interrupted the light as usual
The soldier sent his younger brother to go and buy fuel, This was about 9:30 pm
While the brother was driving to get the fuel
A detachment of the Nigerian Police stopped the guy and had him arrested
He explained to the policemen that his soldier brother sent him to buy fuel
The policemen were not interested in that story
So, he called his soldier brother and narrated what was happening
The soldier asked him to give the policemen the phone so he could talk to them
After talking with the policemen on the phone, the policemen refused to let the brother go and equally asked the soldier to come to the checkpoint for proper identification
So, the soldier entered a bike and headed to the police checkpoint
This time, it was around 10:00 pm
While the soldier was on the bike rushing to rescue his brother, he was involved in an accident and sustained a severe injury
People managed to take him to the checkpoint where his brother was held by the policemen
They pleaded with the policemen to allow them to use the car and take him to a hospital but the policemen refused
Thankfully, another car came by and agreed to convey the soldier to the hospital
On their way to the hospital, the soldier gave up the ghost
This is how a soldier who got a Pass from his base in Edo State for holidays ended
NB- This is Nigeria shit happens always – choose your fights well, weigh your options, nobody really cares