The son of the executive governor
of Nasarawa state, Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, crushed six persons with his car in
Mararaba Ankunza area of Lafia, Nasarawa State.
The traditional ruler of the
area, Ibrahim Mohammed, who confirmed the accident, said about three persons
sustained serious injuries, but there was no record of death.
According to him, aside those
whose hands and legs were amputated, other only have minor injuries and are
currently receiving treatment in National Hospital, Abuja.
He further explained that when
the accident happened, he was called upon to intervene, because, “Some youths
wanted to kill the driver, but I insisted and asked the vigilante guards to
take him away, which they did before they later hand him over to the Police,
while those injured were rushed to specialists Hospital. And the Governor immediately
ordered that they should all be taken to Abuja,” he stated.
Also speaking, leader of the
vigilante group, Isah Danladi, told TribuneOnline that they narrowly escaped
the driver, because the youths in the area wanted to kill him and burn the
vehicle, but, “We stood our ground to save him before we later realised that he
is Governor Al-makura’s son.
“In fact, if we were not there
nobody knows what the youth could have done, because they were angry and ready
for jungle justice as they noticed the driver was drunk,” he added.
Before the latest accident,
Khalid a graduate of Nasarawa State University, Keffi was described by many as
serial hit and run driver that led to the death of about four victims in the
last three years on different accident.
For instance, in March 2017,
Khalid killed a JSS 2 student of Science Secondary School, Lafia, when he drove
and ran into the school gate on high speed at about 7.30 pm exactly the same
time the latest incident also occurred.
Though he was arrested and
arraigned before a Magistrate court for the killing of the JSS 2 Student, he
was later released and allowed to go about his normal life.
Already, the general public and
some close by communities in Lafia are now showing concern over the refusal of
security agencies particularly the Police and Federal Road Safety Commission
(FRSC), to put a stop to the ugly trend by the son of the number one family in
order to prevent further occurrence
A source revealed that Governor
Al-makura has placed Khalid on serious checks and has directed that no vehicle
should be allowed to be kept in his custody to prevent further backlash against
the first family of Nasarawa State.
Another source also confided in
our correspondent that Khalid is presently in hiding to prevent any negative
action against him by his father.
The Police in Lafia is still
silent over the issue, as the State Police Public Relation Officer, John Idrisu
Kennedy, declined comment and said: “I am not to comment on this,” when
journalists visited him.
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