2 Officers responsible killed by angry mob
Admin l Monday, April 22, 2019
GOMBE – At least 9 children have been confirmed killed and 31 others critically injured when officials of the Nigeria Police and Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps(NSCDC) in Gombe rammed their private vehicle from behind into youths on Easter procession on Sunday night.
The youths, according to Daily Trust were celebrating the resurrection of Christ when the security officials encountered them, exchanged pleasantries with them around Alheri junction on Biu road in the metropolis.
They were reported to have changed their minds, dimmed their headlamp after making a U-turn before plunging on the procession from the back.
“After exchanging words with the youth, they allowed them to pass. However, they made a U-turn, put off the car’s light and rammed into them from behind, killing eight children on the spot and injuring 31 others.
“The unfortunate action provoked the survivors of the tragedy. Therefore, they chased the security officers, caught up with them and mobbed them to death,” Isaac Kwadang told Daily Trust.
The newspaper reported that the dead bodies have been deposited at the State Specialist Hospital in Gombe and quoted the Chief Medical Director of the state Specialists Hospital, Dr Shuaibu Mu’azu as confirming that 11 dead bodies from the incident, including the policeman and NSCDC officer have been deposited in the hospital mortuary.
