The gale of
tragedy struck in Talata Mafara town in Zamfara State, as a Gusau bound
commercial vehicle killed four officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps
(FRSC), on
Friday, October 28, 2016.
According to a
source, who witnessed the incident, the commercial vehicle, a Volkswagen Golf,
which was heading to Gusau from Sokoto, at a very high speed, crashed into the
FRSC officials, who were holding mobile court along the busy Sokoto-Gusau Road.
The source
said: “The FRSC officials tried to stop him but because he was golf driver was
driving at a very high speed, he could not stop, so hit them and it resulted in
the death of four of them.”
The source who
preferred anonymity also disclosed that the driver absconded into the bush
abandoning the passengers in his vehicle, on sighting that he had killed four
officials of the FRSC.
When
contacted, the Zamfara State Sector Commander of the corps, Mr Amos Y Thliza,
who confirmed the tragedy, remained apparently reticent in view of his sad
mood.
Also speaking,
another source at the scene of the accident said the injured ones have been
rushed to a medical facility for treatment.
Meanwhile, the
driver has since been arrested and handed over to the Police for further
investigations and further necessary action.
According to a
press release signed by Bisi Kazeem, Head, Media Relations and Strategy of
FRSC, Mr. Boboye Oyeyemi, the corps marshal, directed that the full weight of
law must be applied against the driver for the dastardly killings.
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