Acting Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered a speedy and comprehensive investigation into the Easter Day incident in Gombe State in which 11 people died.

Eleven persons were reportedly killed, including an NSCDC official who allegedly drove a vehicle that rammed into a procession celebrating Easter on Sunday, April 21, along the Gombe-Biu road.

Force Police Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, said 30 other persons who were seriously injured are currently receiving treatment.

Mba, a Deputy Commissioner of Police said according to an eyewitness, the driver lost control before ramming into the crowd.

He said the Commissioner of Police in the state had visited the scene of the accident for an on-the-spot assessment, as well as the hospital to monitor the treatment of the victims.

The spokesman said while condoling the families and friends of the dead, the IGP advised motorists to exercise utmost caution by obeying all traffic signs and regulations.

No fewer than 10 boys have been killed in Gombe during a procession by the Boys’ Brigade in the late hours of Sunday.

It was gathered the incident occurred when a car ran into a group of Boys’ Brigade from ECWA Church from Bamusa, Barunde and from St Peter’s Anglican Church,Madaki around 11.30 p.m. on Sunday who were in a procession.

They were on procession to Sabon-Layi Area of Gombe Metropolis where they were expected to celebrate Easter on Monday.

They were said to have been rushed to the Gombe State Specialist Hospital as soon as the incident happened.

The Gombe State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer ( PRO) , Mary Malum, who confirmed the accident, said that 10 persons died from it.

Malum said that eight out of the 10 dead persons were members of the Gombe State Boys’ Brigade while the other two were the driver of the car and his friend.
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She said that the police had started its investigation on the matter.

Michael Achika, the Captain of the ECWA Church’s Boys’ Brigade from Bogo (Gombe State), appealed to the government to offset the bills that would be incurred by those undergoing treatment.

Achika also urged government to compensate the families of the deceased.

He commended the staff of the Gombe State Specialist Hospital for quickly attending to the injured when they were taken there.

He said that the victims were responding to treatment.