No fewer than 11 persons, including a policeman and an NSCDC
officer, were confirmed dead after a car rammed into a procession of Christian
youths (mostly Boys Brigade members) on an Easter rally last Sunday night in
Gombe town.
Media checks revealed that the youths were on their usual
Easter rally in celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ when the
unidentified NSCDC and his police friend came across them during the procession
at Alheri Junction, Biu Road, Gombe, only to turn back and rammed into them
with his car.
Chairman of the Gombe State Battalion Brigade of the Boys
Brigade (BB), Isaac Kwadang, told reporters that he received information about
the incident around 11:30pm Sunday night.
According to him, the civil defence officer, though not on
official duty, met the procession while passing and after exchanging words with
the youths, he passed them but switched off his car's full light and ran into
them from behind killing eight on the spot.
He stated further that the youths chased the security
officers, caught them and mobbed them to death.
Kwadang said though it wasn't easy calming the youths down,
they are still prevailing on the youths against further confrontation.
The chief medical director of the Gombe State Specialist
Hospital, Dr. Shuaibu Muazu, confirmed that some dead bodies from the incident
have been deposited in the hospital.
The Sector Commander of FRSC, MR. Godwin Omuko, confirmed
the incident to joournalists on phone saying his men were among those that
brought the dead bodies to the hospital.
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