Officer loses life, nine others injured as police van plunges into ditch in Umuahia

One of the official patrol vans, belonging to the Abia State joint security outfit, “Operation Crush” plunged into a ditch along a bad portion of Umuahia-Bende Road on Sunday.

The incident, DAILY POST learnt, claimed the life of one of the security personnel while nine other members of the team were seriously injured and now receiving treatment at the Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia.

The injured persons were rescued by the efforts of the indigenes of Isieke and other…