Governor Abdulahi Sule recently confirmed the presence of the Boko Haram terrorist group in the state, saying they were regrouping and causing more havoc, amid security challenges bedevilling the state.
He disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, to seek support over the growing insecurity in his state.
The governor, who said the group was part of the elements fueling the security challenges in the state, recalled that the terrorists had earlier been dislodged from their camp in Toto Local Government Area of the state before regrouping at the Nasarawa/Benue border, from where they now launch attacks on residents.
Seventeen travellers who were plying the Abuja/Keffi road between Gudi and Akwanga local government area of Nasarawa State, have died following an accident on Saturday.
The Federal Roads Safety Commission, (FRSC) unit Commander in Akwanga, Assistant Corps Commander Ebere Onyegbaduo confirmed their death to Channels Television via telephone on Sunday.
He said, “we received a distress call of a ghastly accident by 7:00 pm around Agwada Town, which is between Akwanga and Gudi Towns”.
“We rushed to the scene and found a Commercial VW Sharon Bus and a Private Toyota Sienna Bus both engulfed in flames with the occupants inside the burning vehicles. We called for Fire Brigade, the fire was contained by 11:00 pm and we completed the rescue by 2:00 am.”
Nasarawa is a state in north central zone of Nigeria.
Seventeen travellers who were plying the Abuja/Keffi road between Gudi and Akwanga local government area of Nasarawa State, have died following an accident on Saturday.
The Federal Roads Safety Commission, (FRSC) unit Commander in Akwanga, Assistant Corps Commander Ebere Onyegbaduo confirmed their death to Channels Television via telephone on Sunday.
He said, “we received a distress call of a ghastly accident by 7:00 pm around Agwada Town, which is between Akwanga and Gudi Towns”.
“We rushed to the scene and found a Commercial VW Sharon Bus and a Private Toyota Sienna Bus both engulfed in flames with the occupants inside the burning vehicles. We called for Fire Brigade, the fire was contained by 11:00 pm and we completed the rescue by 2:00 am.”