Mr Umar Shehu, the State Commissioner of Police in Nassarawa on Tuesday confirms three confessional policemen, three mobile policemen, one member of the civil defense corps, as well as one official of the state branch of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and six civilians to have been involved in an Auto crash.
Mr Umar claimed the government of the state has released funds for the treatment of all the victims. He also said that some of the victims have been discharged but those who have serious fracture were still at the Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital, Lafia.
Quoting him “They are all responding to treatment at the hospital. Some have fractures on their legs.
According to him, the accident happened when the vehicle of a prison officer ran into the convoy of the president and collided with one of the riders, who somersaulted and thereafter ran into the crowd.
“The prison officer sustained minor injury. He is still in police custody while investigation is ongoing,” he said.
It will be recalled that the president was in Lafia for the inauguration of the newly constructed Federal High Court and Ta’al Model School constructed by the present administration in the state.
He was represented by Vice-President Namadi Sambo.
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