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Five die in Niger State gov’s convoy crash
Five persons have lost their lives in a crash involving the convoy of Niger State governor, Mohammed Bago.
A vehicle in the governor’s convoy was said to have collided with another vehicle, resulting in five fatalities.
The incident which occurred at Gidan Mangoro in Minna, was reported as a head-on collision.
The accident involved a Toyota Hilux
conveying Niger’s government house director-general, Dauda Chikuba, and another vehicle transporting five students of the Federal University of Technology.
Four of the five students and the driver of the government house vehicle conveying the DG, were reported to have died on the spot.
Reports say the governor’s entourage was returning to Minna after a condolence visit to the Etsu Nupe and chairman of the Niger State Council of Traditional Rulers, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, following the death of the Sagi Nupe, Hajia Aisha.
The government house DG was immediately rushed to the hospital for immediate treatment, while the corpses of the students and the driver were evacuated to a yet-to-be-identified destination.
According to an eyewitness who spoke to reporters, “It was a head-on collision. We learnt that the convoy was at high speed when the accident occurred. It was a terrible accident.
“The overnment House DG was immediately rushed to a hospital and may remain there for some time, while the corpses of the students were taken to an unknown destination.”
Spokesperson for the state police command, Wasiu Abiodun, said investigations on the incident were ongoing.
“The accident occurred this morning, and we are investigating it,” he said.
