The Nigeria Police have lost seven of their men in a ghastly auto accident.
Police spokesman, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Frank Mba, who disclosed this on Tuesday said the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu, had condoled with the families of the seven officers attached to the Special Forces Unit.
The officers were involved in a ghastly motor accident on July 12, 2020 on their way to Katsina State.
The unfortunate incident, which involved an 18-seater Toyota Hummer Bus conveying 18 personnel of the Unit, occurred at Jaji town along Kaduna-Zaria Road.
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.
The IGP, who described the incident as a huge loss to the Force, notes that the incident is one of the unfortunate sacrifices officers often encounter in the line of duty. He described the deceased as “Heroes of Peace.”
“A team of Police Medical Personnel has been dispatched to Kaduna State where eleven officers that survived the accident are receiving medical attention,” Mba said.
According to him, 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.
Meanwhile, the IGP 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 deceased officers.