By Busari Kabirat
Five police officers’ life has been claimed in an auto crash at Karfi town in Kura Local Government Area of the Kano state.
This was confirmed on Tuesday by the Kano State Police Command’s spokesman, SP Abdullahi Kiyawa, noting that 11 other police officers sustained varying degrees of injuries in the crash.
He said, “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.
“It was gathered that the vehicle in which the police officers were travelling had a head-on collision with a trailer in the village.
“Five officers died on the spot while 11 others who sustained various injuries were rushed to Murtala Mohammed Specialist Hospital, where they are currently receiving medical attention.”