Yobe governor to probe death of 2 victims crushed by military vehicle

The Governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni, has called for an immediate investigation into the death of two victims who were crushed by a military vehicle in Damaturu on Saturday.

Buni, who decried the unfortunate incident, said the perpetrators would be made to face the law.

In a statement issued on Sunday by his spokesman, Abdullahi Bego, the governor said he learnt that one of the victims, Hussaina Baffa Bello, was a pre-National Diploma (ND) student of the Federal Polytechnic, Damaturu, identified and the second a toddler.

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Bego said the governor had directed the office of the acting Secretary to the State Government to liaise with the military to have a full investigation into the incident.

He said: “Governor Buni’s thoughts, sympathies and prayers are with the families of those who lost their lives and with the victims who sustained injuries.

“The governor prays Almighty Allah (SWT) to grant repose to the souls of those who died, fast recovery to those who sustained injuries and fortitude to bear the loss for families of the victims.”

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