Kano Traffic Officer Dies After Being Thrown Out Of Moving Truck

A personnel of the Kano Road Traffic Agency (KAROTA), Yahaya Isma’il Idris has died after he was thrown out of a moving truck in the early hours of Thursday along the Maiduguri Road in Kano metropolis.

Counter-insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama revealed this in a statement posted on his official X, formerly Twitter platform.

Makama said the incident occurred around 4:30 a.m. when the 35-year-old officer, who was on night duty, intercepted a truck loaded with goods for routine inspection.

The truck, bearing registration number BWR 457 XC, was driven by a 25-year-old Yakubu Abdulsalam from Fika local government area of Yobe State.

He was accompanied by two passengers — Tunde Momodu, 31, from Edo State, and Sagir Yusuf, 21, from Bichi local government area, Kano State.

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.

However, 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.