The Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Adamu, has condoled with the families of the seven police officers attached to the Special Forces Unit of the Nigeria Police Force who died in a ghastly motor accident last Sunday, July 10, 2020, on their way to Katsina State.
The dead officers were part of an additional deployment made recently by the Force to boost the ongoing fight against bandits in Katsina State.
This was revealed in Abuja by the Force Public Relations Officer, Mr Frank Mba, a Deputy Commissioner of Police.
According to Mba, the unfortunate incident, which involved the 18-seater Toyota Hummer Bus conveying 18 personnel of the Unit, occurred at Jaji town along Kaduna-Zaria Road.
The IGP, who said the tragedy had inflicted a huge loss on the Force, noted that the incident was one of the unfortunate sacrifices that officers often encounter in the line of duty. He described the deceased as “Heroes of Peace”.
Meanwhile, a team of Police Medical Personnel has been dispatched to Kaduna State where the 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 have been deposited in a Morgue.
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.