An
entire family of seven who were wiped out by a speeding driver in Benue State
have been laid to rest in Mbaabir, Gwer East Local Government Area of Benue
State.
It was learnt that the
man, who has been identified as Vangeryina Agbose,and his wife with five
children in tow, were on their way back from an outing when they were crushed
by a speeding driver in a Toyota Picnic around Taraku area of the state.
There
was a lot of sobbing among residents of Mbaabir, the family’s country’s home,
who trooped out to witness the burial of the family as they were laid side by
side in seven graves on Wednesday.
But
it is unclear what has happened to the driver of the vehicle involved or
whether he was in custody.
The
spokesperson for the Benue State Police Command, Mr. Moses Yamu, said he got no
report about the accident and could not say whether the driver of the car,
which killed the family was in custody.
But
he promised to find out from appropriate quarters and report on investigation
into the case.
Source:Punch
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