War against Bandits: Police Lose 7 Officers in Kaduna Accident …11 Others Battle for Their Lives

·        IGP Dispatches Medical Team to Kaduna, Orders Immediate Payment of Burial Expenses and Benefits

Malik Yahya/

Seven police officers are dead and 11 others seriously injured in an auto accident announced by the authorities today.

According to a statement from police spokesman, DCP Frank Mba, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu has condoled the families of the seven dead officers attached to the Special Forces Unit who died in the motor accident on July 12, 2020 on their way to Katsina State.

Mba stated: “The unfortunate incident, which involved an 18-seater Toyota Hummer Bus conveying 18 personnel of the Unit, occurred at Jaji town along Kaduna-Zaria Road. The deceased were part of an additional deployment made recently by the Force to boost the ongoing fight against bandits in Katsina State.     

“The IGP, who described the incident as a huge loss to the Force, notes that the incident is one of the unfortunate sacrifices, officers often encounter in the line of duty. He described the deceased as “Heroes of Peace”.

 “A team of Police Medical Personnel has been dispatched to Kaduna State where eleven (11) officers that survived the accident are receiving medical attention. Three of the deceased officers have been buried according to Islamic rites while the remains of the other four officers have been deposited in a Morgue.”   

NewsmakersNG learnt that the IGP has directed the Police Accounts and Budget Department to ensure the immediate payment of the burial expenses, benefits and other entitlements to the families of the deceased officers.