The Argungu Unit Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps has returned the sum of four hundred and sixteen thousand naira to victims of a road crash in Argungu Local Government Area of Kebbi State.
The accident which occurred on Saturday, August 17, 2019, at about 09:05 in the morning along bye-pass on Argungu – Birni Kebbi road near College Of Education, Argungu.
This is contained in a statement issued by the Zonal Public Education Officer in Sokoto, ACC Aliyu Maaji, and released to journalists in the state.
According to the statement, “there was a reported case of a crash that involved a Toyota Carina 2 with registration number YYB 117 AA and a Toyota pick up van registered AA 98 GWN.
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“Not less than four persons, all males were involved, in which three of them were injured but no fatality.
“The victims sustained varying degrees of injuries and were conveyed to Argungu General Hospital.”
The statement further disclosed that the Zonal Commanding Officer, ACM Kayode Olagunju, commended the efforts of his men and praised their integrity.
He called on all officers and men in the Zone to continue to do their best and ensure the prompt rescue of road crash victims.
He directed the operatives to always carefully document monies and other items recovered from scenes of crashes and these should be promptly handed over to the victims or relations of dead ones without tampering with any of the items.
He, however, warned that the monitoring teams will always be on the road to fish out any staff that engages in extortion or compromise in the discharge of their duties.
He further enjoined motorists to be more patient while on the road and obey traffic rules as well as regulations to avoid accidents which may result in sustaining injuries or loss of lives and property on the road.
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