Killer of 4 Soldiers At 123 Army Barracks Doma Is Not Our Member-State Chairman NURTW

Rabiu Omaku

The Nasarawa State Chairman of National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, Alhaji Muhammed Abubakar has acknowledged receipt of the report of the brutal killings of four Soldiers of 4 Special Forces Command Doma.

In an interview with Universal Reporters, Alhaji Abubakar said the vehicle and the driver have no register with the Union, Assuring security agencies of the Union’s collaboration towards identifying the perpetrator who was accused of involvement in cattle rustling was at large.

“I can authoritatively reveal that the driver of Sharon vehicle with plate number 747 LAFIA is not our member, and is never a registered member none his vehicle.

He described the unfolding as a quite unfortunate incident that led to the death of four Soldiers while others were admitted to the Lafia University Teaching Hospital.

“At the time of filing this report, You will discover that the driver was not the popular driver in the Union and his vehicle was not a registered vehicle, He added.

The report says the four soldiers from the barracks were knocked down on motorcycles by the Sharon which was conveying two cattle that died instantly during the accident.

An eyewitness said the Soldiers met their Waterloo while attempting to stop the driver conveying two cows suspected to be stolen.

According to the report, the two cows died instantly considering the gravity of the accident while the driver whose identity is yet to be known abandoned the vehicle and is now at large.

A visit to the scene of the accident by Universal Reporters Correspondent Chapel, several military and police personnel were seen around expressing feelings on the incident.

As of the time of filing this report, the bodies of those affected were already evacuated from the scene of the killings

He called on passengers in the habit of using the side to bode a commercial vehicle to take precautionary measures not to fail a victim of one chance or kidnappers disguising as commercial vehicle drivers.

Saying many are victims of such common mistakes, Emphasizing that passengers in Nasarawa State should inculcate the habit of patronizing the “State of the Art Yahaya Sabo bus terminal in Lafia the State capital, and Sani Abacha bus terminus in Karu, The gateway to the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

According to him, “Journalists please help us to create awareness in the general public, especially those boding commercial vehicles at the roadside to shun such acts because they or you are a victim of criminals mostly people with questionable characters that will divert to the middle of the bush which is their motor park.