Soldiers at a military checkpoint along Bauchi-Jos road, on Saturday, shot at a bus carrying police officers from Taraba to Kaduna.
Confirming the unfortunate incident, Maj. Joseph Afolasade, Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 33 Artillery Brigade, said the soldiers erroneously shot at the vehicle because the driver refused to stop at the check point for a routine check.
He said: “The Headquarters 33 Artillery Brigade wishes to inform the general public that on 28th May 2016, at about 2:14pm, the troops deployed at Panshanu check-point along Bauchi-Jos road, opened fire on a bus.”
“The bus drove dangerously through the checkpoint and refused to stop when flagged down on suspicion that it might be conveying terrorists or armed criminal elements, while approaching the check point.”
“Regrettably, one person died and 3 others sustained injuries in the process. Preliminary investigation confirmed the identity of the occupants to be policemen who were in mufti coming from Taraba State to Kaduna for an interview.”
“The Brigade urges all motorists, irrespective of status, to always obey the stop sign at all the check points to avoid reoccurrence of this unfortunate incident.”
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