The Borno State Sector Commander of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Utten Boyi, has confirmed the death of 37 persons in a ghastly road accident that occurred along the Maiduguri-Damaturu Road in Borno State.
Boyi said the accident, which occurred asa result collision on Tuesday, involved two passenger buses, one transiting from Abuja to Maiduguri and the other transiting from Maiduguri to Gaidam town in Yobe State.
He said the buses on speed caught fire after the collision, adding that the Command counted 37 corpses and most of them burnt beyond recognition.
“The accident happened around Jakana village about 35 kilometres from Maiduguri,” Boyi said.
He said that his men in collaboration with the Police, NEMA and Fire Service mobilised their personnel to evacuate the victims of the accident.
According to him, the police had also obtained a court order to carry out mass burial for the deceased.
