Seven members of the All Progressives Congress from Borno State travelling to Abuja for the party’s national congress died on Wednesday in an auto crash along Damaturu/Potiskum highway.
Though the identity of six of the deceased was not known as of the time of filing this report, it was however discovered that the seventh person, was Hajiya Saratu Ibrahim Biu, one of the women leaders of the party in the state.
Saratu, until her death, was the Assistant Public Relations Officer Borno Social Media Forum, the campaign forum of the state Governor, Kashim Shettima.
It was gathered that apart from the seven that were reported dead, five other persons sustained severe injuries in the accident which happened at about 10:15am.
Confirming the auto crash to journalists, the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps Yobe State, Alhaji Yusuf Garba, said he got to know about the incident through a good Samaritan.
“We immediately mobilised a rescue team to the scene of the incident.
The commander said the accident, which involved a Volkswagen Saloon car and a Honda perfection had a head-on- collision while both vehicles were on high speed, which led to the death of seven persons with five others sustaining injuries.
He revealed that the incident, which occurred at about 10:15am, claimed the life of a prominent member of the APC, Hajiya Saratu Ibrahim Biu and six others while on their way to attending the APC convention in Abuja, slated for between June 12 (today) and 14.
He added that over N90,000 was recovered from the scene of the accident including some of their belongings, adding that the injured persons had been taken to the hospital in Damaturu for treatment. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Mr Lai Mohammed hope is not from GEJ?
ReplyDeletemay there soul rest in peace.
ReplyDeletePDP will soon get accusef
ReplyDeleteAPC should not change the story to politics
ReplyDeleteIts a pity. May their souls RIP. Just hope PDP and APC will nt trade blames on this
ReplyDeleteLai Mohammed will soon announced that PDP is responsible for the auto crash. stay tunned for that publication or something similar. useless people. Every boko haram both official, unofficial and financiers boko haram must die a shameful and miserable death!
ReplyDeleteHmm! Driving along that entire stretch from Kano-Potiskum-Azare-Yobe-Maiduguri isn't easy; the road is long, straight and quite smooth with little or no traffic so if care isn't taken, a driver who isn't used to such conditions, can fall asleep behind the wheel and that's the main reasons for so many head on collisions along along that route.
ReplyDeleteGbenga na only you sabi that one, just wait for Lai Mohammed to issue a report of how PDP killed these people! you have not seen anything yet.
Deletemay their souls rip, amin. dey hav 2 where evry 1 must go.
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