{"id":36461,"date":"2021-02-04T13:40:01","date_gmt":"2021-02-04T13:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/?p=36461"},"modified":"2021-02-04T12:45:15","modified_gmt":"2021-02-04T12:45:15","slug":"auto-crash-claims-147-lives-in-yobe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/auto-crash-claims-147-lives-in-yobe","title":{"rendered":"Auto crash claims 147 lives in Yobe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>The Police Command in Yobe State, on Thursday, said 147 people died in various road traffic accidents in the State from January 2020, to February.<\/p>\n<p>ASP Dungus Abdulkarim, the Command\u2019s Spokesman, said this in a statement in Damaturu, the State\u2019s capital.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cAvailable statistics revealed that, over 200 cases of motor traffic accidents were recorded by the state Traffic Department from 1st January, 2020 to date.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c41 were fatal motor accidents in which 147 persons died as a result and many others suffered various degrees of injuries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe prevalence of road traffic accidents in the state has become a cause for concern.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInvestigation revealed that speeding, violation of traffic regulations, negligence and reckless driving, among others, contributed to the high rate of accidents.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Abdulkarim, therefore, called on all and sundry to obey road signs, drive with care in order to stay alive.<\/p>\n<p>The spokesman warned that any person found violating traffic regulation would be arrested and subsequently prosecuted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Police Command in Yobe State, on Thursday, said 147 people died in various road traffic accidents in the State from January 2020, to February. ASP Dungus Abdulkarim, the Command\u2019s Spokesman, said this in a statement in Damaturu, the State\u2019s capital. 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