There have been reports of 22 people being hurt by a bus in Gombe on Christmas Day.
Buhari Abdullahi, the spokesperson for the Gombe State Police Command, made this revelation.
According to the police, 22 people were hurt on Christmas Day when a commercial bus lost control and crashed into a Christmas procession in Tumfure community, Gombe State.
He said that when the disaster happened, the celebrants were on their way to pay their respects at the Government House and Gombe Emir’s Palace.
“The injured were transported to the Federal Teaching Hospital and Specialist Hospital for treatment,” he said.
On the Commissioner of Police’s directives, an inquiry has been started, Abdullahi added, and he promised that a comprehensive investigation would be conducted.