Four NYSC Members and Soldier Burnt to Death in Adamawa Auto Crash
Six persons, including four members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), were burnt to death following a motor accident in Adamawa State. The tragic incident occurred on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, at approximately 1:50 p.m. along the Narehi area of the Girei-Song Local Government Area.
The spokesperson for the Adamawa State Police Command, Suleiman Nguroje, confirmed the incident in a statement released on Wednesday night. According to the statement, the accident involved a military gun truck traveling from Gombi towards Yola and a commercial Hummer bus carrying five passengers from Yola to Mubi.
“Preliminary findings reveal that both vehicles were involved in a head-on collision, resulting in the commercial bus flipping over and bursting into flames,” the statement read. “Tragically, all five passengers aboard the Hummer bus were burnt to death after the vehicle caught fire following the collision.”
Preliminary identification revealed that four of the deceased were serving members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) posted to Adamawa State. They were identified as Suleuman Juliet and Usman Shuaibu, both indigenes of Kaduna State, and Hafsat Hassan. The remaining victims are yet to be identified, the police said.
Police authorities also confirmed that one military personnel attached to the military vehicle lost his life as a result of the crash. “Police operatives, in collaboration with other emergency responders, promptly responded to the scene. The corpses have been evacuated to the Specialist Hospital, Yola, while efforts are ongoing to identify the remaining bodies and locate their families,” Nguroje added.
The Commissioner of Police in Adamawa expressed his heartfelt condolences to the families of the deceased, the Nigerian Armed Forces, the National Youth Service Corps, and all those affected by this tragic incident.
