LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)-The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, has expressed shock and sorrow over the deaths of five police officers who lost their lives while returning from an official assignment in Edo State.
Ganduje conveyed his condolences to the families of the deceased officers in Bichi town, Kano State, on Saturday.
“We are here not for celebrations but for condolence to sympathize with the families, IGP, and the entire Kano of those that died while returning from a national assignment, which occurred last two weeks”, he said.
He stated that it has been the tradition of their party and his administration to stand by grieving families, offering comfort and ensuring they feel supported during difficult times.
Ganduje acknowledged that the accident was a tragic moment, not only for the Police Force but also for him and the entire nation, noting that five officers lost their lives instantly while 10 others suffered various degrees of injuries.
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He added, “I decided to personally come down to Bichi because of the enormity of the death, and because the officers gallantly died in active national service”.
The National Chairman of APC, who still recognised Bichi as a First Class Emirate Council, said, “As far as I’m concerned Bichi has a First Class Emir”.
Ganduje personally donated N2 million to the families of the five deceased officers, while the 10 injured officers received N1 million each.
Abubakar Kabir Abubakar, Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation, who accompanied the APC National Chairman, expressed that the tragedy deeply affected him.
He shared in the pain of the officers’ deaths and the loss felt by their families.
As a representative of Bichi, his Federal Constituency, Abubakar said he viewed the loss as personal, feeling the grief as if it were his own family.