Angry Mob Set Police Van Ablaze In Jigawa

Reports reaching our quarters revealed that a Police patrol vehicle and one commercial vehicle on high speed knocked and killed two school girls children at Malam Madori town, the headquarter of Malam Madori local government area in Jigawa state.

The revelation indicated that the police vehicle allegedly was on high speed while pursuing a commercial vehicle driver who refuse to stop at the police checkpoint.

An eyewitness who preferred annonymity said the police patrol vehicle knocked down two school girls on their way home after closing from school as they (the police) were pursuing a commercial driver who refused to stop at the checkpoint.

The eyewitness added that angry residents in reaction attacked the police vehicle and set it ablaze. When contacted, the police public relations officer, (PPRO) SP Abdu Jinjiri confirmed the incident but said only one girl was killed and she was knocked by the run away driver while four others sustained injury, as against the reports making rounds about the police being the runaway driver.

According to him, the incident began when two police officers in a patrol vehicle on a hot chase of a suspected vehicle knocked down a schoolgirl who is said to be on her way home after school hours. An angry mob, in the heat of the moment reacted, and pandemonium erupted which lead to the Injury of four passengers travelling in the suspected vehicle, which also escalated to burning both the patrol vehicle and the suspected car.

The Public Relations officer added that the two officers have been arrested and are detained for investigation, while the four others that were injured are receiving treatment at the Hadejia general hospital.