Three personnel of the Nigerian Correctional Services (NCS) have lost their lives in a fatal road crash.

The incident occurred along Maiduguri-Damaturu high on Sunday while the NCS personnel were returning from a wedding that took place in Maiduguri, Borno State.

The officers were serving at the Medium Security Correctional Centre in Potiskum town, Yobe State.

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DAILY POST gathered that the deceased are: Ibrahim Ibrahim Kori, Ibrahim Garba Adamu and Abdullahi Usman.

The remains of the deceased have since been committed to the mother earth on Monday after a funeral prayer was held at the Palace of Fika Emir in Potiskum town, Yobe State.

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In attendance was the Emir of Fika and Chairman Yobe Council of Traditional Rulers, Alhaji Muhammadu Abali Ibn Muhammadu Idrissa, alongside hundreds of other people.