Police inspector killed in Kebbi road crash

An inspector attached to the Kebbi police command has died in a lone automobile crash following a tyre burst on Koko-Jega road.
“On 25/11/2023 at about 1000HRS, there was a lone fatal motor vehicle accident along Koko/Jega road, involving a police Toyota Land Cruiser with REG. NO. 5465D.
“The vehicle was conveying a team of policemen led by AC CID, Kebbi police command, ACP Suleiman Sade and nine others while on their way to visit a scene of crime at Kendawa village, Dutsinmari district of Koko/Besse local government area,” said police spokesman Nafi’u Abubakar in a statement on Sunday.
On reaching the NNPC area at Koko, one of the vehicle’s rear tires burst, somersaulting three times, said the police.
“The scene of the accident was immediately visited by a team of policemen from Koko Division and evacuated the victims to General Hospital Koko for treatment, where one Inspector Sa’idu Idiya of the SCID died, as confirmed by a medical doctor,” added the statement.
The command added that the corpse, alongside the remaining victims, was later transferred to the Federal Medical Centre, Birnin Kebbi, for further treatment.
The deceased cop was later buried according to Islamic injunction.
(NAN)
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