Pandemonium broke out in the Gombe State capital on Christmas Day when a commercial bus driver lost control of his vehicle and struck several Christian faithful.
Salient Times reports that the Christmas celebrants were in a procession from the Tumfure community to the Government House and Gombe Emir’s Palace to pay homage when the incident occurred.
About 22 celebrants sustained injuries in the accident.
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The spokesperson of the Gombe State Police Command, Buhari Abdullahi, confirmed the incident. He stated that the injured victims were rushed to the Federal Teaching Hospital Gombe and the Specialist Hospital for medical attention.
Abdullahi, however, clarified that no deaths were recorded in the incident.
