In Gombe, an operative of the National Security and Civil Defence Corps rammed his car into a procession of Christian youths on Sunday night, killing no fewer than eight of them and injuring 30.
A News Agency of Nigeria report said the incident happened in Alheri junction, Biu Road, Gombe State.The chairman of the Gombe State Battalion Brigade of the Boys Brigade, Isaac Kwadang, told reporters that he received information about the incident around 11:30 p.m. on Sunday.He said: “The NSCDC officer, though not on official duty, met the procession, exchanged words with the youth, and drove past them.
One of the witnesses, Stanley Jaule, said the affected worshippers were marching towards a mountain which the locals call Galilee when the bus crashed into their procession from the rear. A statement by Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, a Deputy Commissioner of Police , said the accident occurred on Gombe-Biu Road.