A police Inspector serving with the Jigawa State Police Command, identified as Zubairu Yusuf and five other passengers travelling in a Honda Civic car escaped death on Friday afternoon when they had an accident at Boi in Bogoro Local Government Area of Bauchi State.
According an eyewitness the accident occurred as a result of overspeeding by the driver who drove the Honda Civic car, with registration number Jigawa BKD 12 SB.
Speaking further, the eyewitness said the driver of the car was unaware of roadblocks mounted by the military Joint Task Force (JTF) in the area and in the process of trying to avoid hitting one of them lost control of the steering and hit an electric pole and the signboard of Government Day Secondary School, Boi.
It was learnt that the car eventually ran into a provision shop, said to be owned by one Manigat Silas. The wife of the shop owner and his children as well as some buyers present at the time of the accident were said to have escaped unhurt.
