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Police officer returns N1.3m to relatives of accident victim

  • As CP Dikko hands over money to relatives of the deceased, MD KAROTA rewards officer with N100,000

A police officer, Sergeant Kabiru Isah, attached to the Command’s Motor Traffic Division (MTD) has returned the sum of N1.29m found at the scene of a fatal accident.

The officer discovered the money while conducting scene alalysis, minutes after the fatal accident, Kano police spokesman DSP Abdullahi Haruna said in a statement on Friday.

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“The deceased was knocked down by a Trailer along Zaria Road Kano while on his motorcycle, in possession of the said amount of money arranged in a shoe box.

“The Commissioner of Police, Kano State Command, CP Sama’ila Shu’aibu Dikko, while handing over the money to the relatives of the deceased, called on Police officers, as well as, good people of the state to emulate the officer.

He also commended the officer for doing his job in accordance with the directives of the Inspector General of Police, Ag. IGP Alkali Baba Usman..

Overwhelmed by the behavior displayed by the police officer, the Managing Director, Kano Road Traffic Agency (KAROTA) DR. Baffa Babba Dan Agundi rewarded the officer with the sum of N100,000.

While handing over the money through the State Traffic Officer (STO), SP Magaji Musa Majia, MD KAROTA stated that he was happy that the police officer involved is attached to the Traffic Division of the Command.

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