Nigeria, July 11 -- Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) officers have been commended for returning N2,166,700 they found at a fatal road accident scene in Jigawa State.

The accident, which occurred around 10:40 p.m. on Thursday along the Ringim-Kano road in the Ringim Local Government Area, claimed two lives and left 10 people injured.

Speaking to reporters in Dutse on Friday, the Sector Commander of the FRSC, Jigawa Command, Umar Mas'ud, said the accident involving two Volkswagen vehicles was caused by overspeeding and wrongful overtaking.

Mr Mas'ud said the officers found a significant amount of money on one of the deceased victims and an injured survivor.

"The recovered funds have since been handed over to the victims' families in the...