Tragedy As Officer Dies After Being Thrown Out of Moving Truck During Night Duty in Kano
- An officer attached to the Kano Road Traffic Agency (KAROTA), Yahaya Isma’il Idris, has died after being thrown from a moving truck during a routine inspection in Kano
- The 35-year-old officer who was on night duty, had boarded the truck after the driver failed to produce a waybill but was allegedly pushed out near Muhammadu Buhari Interchange
- Counter-insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, confirmed the development on Thursday and shared further details
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Kano state - A personnel of the Kano Road Traffic Agency (KAROTA), Yahaya Isma’il Idris, has reportedly lost his life after he was thrown out of a moving truck in the early hours of Thursday, April 24, along the Maiduguri Road in Kano metropolis.
Counter-insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama revealed this in a statement posted on his X page on Thursday.
How 35 year old KAROTA officer died
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According to Makama, the incident occurred when the 35-year-old officer, who was on night duty, intercepted a truck loaded with goods for routine inspection.
The deceased, Yahaya Isma’il Idris, was on night duty when he stopped a truck for inspection around Maiduguri Road in Kano metropolis.
The truck with registration number BWR 457 XC was driven by 25-year-old driver Yakubu Abdulsalam, who hailed from Fika local government area of Yobe state
The truck was accompanied by two other individuals, Tunde Momodu from Edo state and Sagir Yusuf , from Bichi local government area, Kano state.
KAROTA personnel dies after being pushed from moving truck
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Idris had requested the driver to present a waybill for the goods being transported but due to the failure of the driver to produce the document, he reportedly boarded the vehicle for further investigation.
However, shortly after, the driver allegedly sped off and as the vehicle approached the Muhammadu Buhari Interchange flyover, the officer was reportedly pushed out of the moving truck by the suspects.
Idris sustained serious injuries and was rushed to the Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital, Kano, where he was confirmed dead.
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