Three policemen and four civilians have been allegedly killed in a ghastly motor accident in Niger state.
NigeriaCrime.com learned that the accident which happened along Minna – Gwada road involved an unregistered Sharon bus and a police vehicle
Four passengers were in the unregistered Sharon bus that collided with the police vehicle.
The policemen who were travelling in a FAW-VITA vehicle were travelling from Dandaudu village to Minna after they visited their families in the village while the unregistered Sharon vehicle was travelling from Minna to Kuta.
Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer Niger State DSP Wasiu Abiodun explained that the accident occurred at about 9:05 Pm along Gwada-Minna road involving a FAW-VITA vehicle with Reg. No ME 117 AAA, driven by Inspector Ezekiel Thomas attached to the Command and an unregistered Sharon vehicle driven by Awaisu Suleiman of Kuta.
DSP Abiodun said, “Unfortunately, at a point around Gadan-Yan-Biu, which is very close to Minna, the two vehicles had a head-on collision due to suspected excessive speed and as a result, the three policemen in the FAW-VITA vehicle and four others from the Sharon lost their lives, including drivers of both vehicles.”
The PPRO however dismissed reports in social media insinuating that the deceased Police officers were drunk at the time of the accident.
“It is very important to state the facts to clear the air contrary to misinformation in some social media and some online publications.
“The Policemen were not drunk because, from our investigation, the accident was due to a head-on collision due to suspected overspeeding,” the PPRO explained.
He expressed the condolences and sympathy of the Commissioner of Police, Niger State CP Ogundele J. Ayodeji to the families of the deceased persons and urged members of the public to disregard such misinformation as it is an attempt by mischief makers to tarnish the image of the Command.