Over 20 persons have been injured in Gombe state after a vehicle ram into them on Christmas Day.
The magazine reported that many Nigerians celebrated the birth of Jesus Christ on Wednesday December 25 amidst pomp, while others used the occasion to re-unite with family and friends.
The federal government had earlier declared a two-day holiday to mark the celebrations.
The victims, alongside other were on their way to pay a Christmas homage to the Emir of Gombe and the State governor at the Government House, when a Volkswagen car loaded with bags of rice ram into them.
“There was no loss of life, but about 22 people sustained varying degrees of injuries,” the state police spokesman, Buhari Abdullahi said.
Eye witnesses said the victims sustained first degree injuries and are currently in the hospital receiving treatment.
Sources said the injured are being treated at the Federal Medical Centre and the Specialist Hospital in the state’s capital.
Reacting, the state police command confirmed the incident, saying an investigation has been ordered by the state Commissioner of Police, into the incident.
The spokesman for the state police command Abdullahi, stated that the sad incident occurred around 2 pm when a Volkswagen Sharon vehicle loaded with bags of rice skidded from the road and ram into the people during the procession into the Emir’s palace in the state capital.
Abdullahi explained that the incident occurred after the driver of the vehicle lost control, and in his quest to control the vehicle struck the crowd of celebrants.
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