From Segun Awofadeji in Gombe
No fewer than eleven persons including a policeman and NSCDC officer were confirmed dead after a car driven by the NSCDC officer rammed into a procession of Christian youth (mostly Boys Brigade members) who were on Easter procession Sunday night in Gombe town.
The dead include nine Boys Brigade (BB) members.
The leadership of the Christian Association (CAN) in the Northeast has appealed to Christians in Gombe state to remain calm. .
THISDAY checks revealed that the youth were on their usual Easter rally in celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the grave when the unidentified NSCDC and his Police friend came across them during the procession at Alheri Junction, Biu Road, Gombe.
The Gombe State Deputy Governor, Charles Iliya, who was accompanied by the state CAN Chairman, Reverend Ibrahim Joda, as well as the Northeast CAN chairman, Reverend Abare Kalla, also appealed for calm as he assured that…
