- The auto accident, which happened along the Kano-Zaria highway, also left 11 others with varying degrees of injuries.
At least five police officers have lost their lives in a ghastly road accident in Kano state.
The auto accident, which happened along the Kano-Zaria highway, also left 11 others with varying degrees of injuries.
The command’s spokesperson, Superintendent of Police, SP, Abdullahi Haruna, confirmed the development to newsmen in the state,
According to him, the incident occurred in the wee hours of Monday around Karfi Village, Kura Local Government Area of Kano State.
Haruna said the incident happened while the officers were on their way back to Kano from an official assignment.
According to him, “The accident occurred at Karfi, a few kilometres to Kano and five of the officers died as a result of the accident while 11 others sustained injuries.
“The accident occurred in the early hours of today,(Tuesday) around 1 am. A trailer was attempting to reverse on the main road along the Kano-Zaria highway when the accident happened.
“The officers were on their way back from an assignment when the accident happened,” he said.
Haruna however, said 11 other officers who sustained various degrees of injuries were currently receiving medical treatment in one of the hospitals in Kano.