Niger State Commissioner of Education Hajiya Hannatu Jibrin Salihu on Wednesday led a delegation from the ministry to visit bereaved families of three students of Day Secondary School Field Base Suleja who were killed by an unidentified private vehicle over speeding in Suleja.
Reports indicated that 11 students were said to have been trekking home as usual on Suleja-Kaduna Road on Monday afternoon when an over-speeding vehicle lost control killing three of the students on the spot while eight others sustained varying degrees of injury.
The commissioner explained that the visit was to share in the pains of the parents of the victims and identified with them over the unfortunate incident that led to the death of the students and those receiving treatment at Suleja General Hospital, following the injuries sustained by them at the scene.
She, however, described the incident as a painful and tragic one as students who were peacefully returning from school to their parents at home met their untimely death and leading to others being hospitalised.
She maintained that the state government shared in their pains and would be prepared to give them a sense of hope, that the deceased students would not be forgotten while praying that God will comfort them over the loss.
Hajiya Hannatu noted that the state government through the ministry would give necessary support to victims families and those receiving treatment at the hospital to enable them to get back on their feet again as she ordered that those injured and needed advanced treatment should be referred to IBB Specialists Hospital, in Minna the state capital.
She further noted that the state government would intervene to ensure that speed bumps were constructed on the roads to avoid future recurrence of similar incidents.
Earlier, the Principal of the Government Secondary School Field Base, Suleja, Hajiya Aishatu Umar disclosed that the deceased were all Students of Senior Secondary one (SS1).
The students who lost their lives were identified as Abdulhafees Musa, Kawiyat Sharafadeen, and Sunday Paul.
Similarly, Esther Oyeyipo, Eze Solomon Akachuckwe Kingsley, Faliat Musbaudeen and Ugwo Ugochukwu were still in the hospital receiving treatment while Amarachi Onyebochi, Balkisu Ibrahim and Racheal Okiyose have recovered and discharged
A parent, Mr Sunday Abba, who lost his only child in the accident, appreciated the commissioner for the visit and prayed for the gentle soul of his son to rest in peace.
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