Five officers of the Nigeria Police Force reportedly died on Tuesday following a tragic road accident that occurred on the Zaria-Kano Road.
Reports obtained by OsunDailyNG revealed that the security personnel were part of police officers deployed to Edo State during last Saturday’s governorship election in the state.
Giving an update on the incident, the spokesperson for the Kano State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), CRC Abdullahi Labaran, in a statement made available to the media, confirmed that the deceased officers were returning from the recent governorship election held in Edo State.
Labaran reported that the accident took place early Tuesday morning at Karfi Village, near the Trailer Park along the Zaria-Kano Road.
“The crash, reported by the Kura Local Government Police Division, involved two vehicles – a trailer and a Toyota Hummer Bus with registration number 14B101KN belonging to Kano line.
“The accident, which took place at approximately 0115 hours, involved a total of fifteen individuals. Sadly, five lives were lost, and ten people sustained varying degrees of injuries.
“The victims were identified as members of the Nigeria Police Force returning from a special assignment in Edo State, where they had been deployed for election monitoring,” Labaran said.
Labaran stated that preliminary investigations conducted by the FRSC indicated that the accident resulted from excessive speeding, causing the driver of the Hummer bus to lose control and crash into a stationary trailer.
The Sector Commander, ACM Ahmed Tijjani Mohammed, expressed his sincere condolences to the Commissioner of Police in Kano State, the Nigeria Police Force, and the families affected by this tragedy.
He also conveyed his wishes for a swift recovery to those injured.
Emphasizing the importance of compliance with traffic laws, CRC Labaran cautioned against excessive speeding, overloading, and other violations of traffic regulations.
