Police Take Over Burial, Other Expenses Of Officers Involved In Ghastly Autocrash On Kaduna Road

The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu 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 seven (7) Police officers, who lost their lives in a ghastly autocrash.

Adamu, who gave the directive in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Force Spokesman, Frank Mba, also sympathised with the families of the bereaved.

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Mba said the seven (7) Police officers attached to the Special Forces Unit of the Nigeria Police Force, who died in the crash on 12th July, were on their way to Katsina State.

According to him, the incident, which involved an 18-seater Toyota Hummer Bus conveying eighteen personnel of the Unit, occurred at Jaji town along Kaduna-Zaria Road.

The Force spokesman disclosed that the deceased were part of an additional deployment made recently by the Force to boost the ongoing fight against bandits in Birnin-Gwari, Katsina State.

He quoted Adamu as describing the incident as a huge loss to the Force, adding that the incident was one of the unfortunate sacrifices officers often encounter in the line of duty.

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He described the deceased as “Heroes of Peace”.

Mba said “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.”

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