The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, Dauda Biu, has described the attack on some officials of the corps in Plateau State on Thursday as unfortunate and demoralising.
The personnel and their operational vehicles while carrying out their lawful duty of rescuing crash victims following a fatal crash in the area.
Biu made this known in a statement signed by the spokesperson, Federal Road Safety Corps, Bisi Kazeem, on Friday.
The statement read in part, “The fatal crash involved a diesel ladened tanker that instantly went into flames, killed 13 people, injured 10 victims and burnt down a total of 8 motor vehicles, six tricycles, and two motorcycles.
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“Two teams detailed to carry out prompt rescue of the crash victims were ambushed by sympathisers and suspected hoodlums who came out in their hundreds, burnt down one FRSC patrol vehicle, and damaged many parts of the ambulance that was to rescue the injured victims to the hospital.
“The attack also left three operatives with severe injuries sustained on their heads and other parts of their bodies.”
While sympathising with the victims of the crash, the Corps Marshal, called on the public to desist from further unprovoked attacks on FRSC personnel, and its facilities both on the operational front and within its Commands premises.
Biu, however, applauded the swift response of the Nigeria Police Force, and other security organisations who acted swiftly to calm the rousing tension, as well as disperse the angry mob and restore normalcy on that route.