The Nigeria Police, in a report, has absolved the Dangote Transport Company of any fault in an accident involving one of its Howo trucks, which collided with an 18-seater Toyota bus belonging to the Gombe State Transport Company, at Gazok village, Farin-Lamba, Vwang District of Jos South Local Government Area, Plateau State, on Friday, August 3.
According to the police findings, “The primary cause of the accident was due to mechanical fault which could be as a result of poor maintenance attitude from the driver of the Toyota bus.” The accident claimed eight lives, while ten others sustained various forms of injuries.
The outcome was contained in a two-page Police investigation report sent by the Nigeria Police, Divisional Vom Division, Jos Plateau State to the Head of Operations (HOO), Dangote Cement Transport Company, Gboko Plant, Benue State, which was signed by the Divisional Police Officer, Kaduna-Vom Division, CSP Abubakar A. Omade.
