Seven policemen attached to the Special Forces Unit died in an auto crash involving an 18-seater Toyota bus, Sunday evening, at Jaji town, along Kaduna-Zaria Road, Kaduna State.
Doctors at an undisclosed hospital were said to be battling to save the lives of 11 others who sustained severe injuries in the accident.
The policemen, who were recently deployed by the Force to boost the ongoing fight against bandits in Birnin-Gwari, Katsina State, were on their way to report on duty when tragedy struck.
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu, who described the incident as a huge loss to the Force, noted that the incident was one of the unfortunate sacrifices officers often encountered in the line of duty.
Describing the deceased as heroes of peace, the IGP, according to Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Frank Mba, had directed the Police Accounts and Budget Department to ensure immediate payment of the burial expenses, benefits and other entitlements to families of the deceased officers.
Mba said: “A team of Police Medical Personnel has been dispatched to Kaduna State, where 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”
In other news, the Inspector-General of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), Mohammed Adamu, says a trending video where a man dressed as a policeman is seen stamping on the neck of a civilian was not captured in Nigeria.
Anaedoonline.com reports that IGP Adamu made this clarification in a statement issued by Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Frank Mba, on Monday, in reaction to a video credited to @NigeriaDream, where policeman, dressed in a blue shirt and black trousers, was seen standing on the back of the civilian lying on his stomach on the road with one leg pressing down his neck.
IGP Adamu said in the statement that: “The attention of the Nigeria Police Force has been drawn to a viral video credited to “@NigeriaDream”, showing a security officer meting out inhuman treatment to a man in clear violation of his rights, dignity and freedom.
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