Tragedy struck on Monday , March 17, 2014 along the Potiskum-Maiduguri highway when an accident involving three vehicles, one carrying 19 Redeemed church members who were on their way back from a church programme while the other two where returning from a marriage ceremony, leaving all the Redeemed church members burnt beyond recognition and 16 others dead.
Confirming the accident, the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) spokesman in Yobe State, Yusuf Sani, said the church members were said to be coming back from a church programme in Lagos when the accident happened.
Sani said: “All the 19 members of Redeemed Christian Church of God who were traveling in one bus were burnt beyond recognition as the bus caught fire on collision with the other two vehicles which also burst in flames shortly afterwards.”
Sani blamed the accident on over speeding.
Below is a very graphic photo from the incident (viewer discretion is advised):
(Photo credit: Linda Ikeji)
