Four students of the Federal University of Technology, Minna, and a driver attached to the Niger State Government House have died in a head-on collision involving Governor Mohammed Bago’s entourage.
The fatal crash occurred on Monday at Gidan Kwanu, near Gidan Mangoro along the Minna-Bida road, as the governor’s convoy was returning to the state capital.
The accident involved a Toyota Hilux carrying the Director-General of the Government House, Dauda Chikuba, and a vehicle conveying five university students heading toward Bida.
Eyewitnesses reported that the governor’s entourage was travelling at high speed after returning from a condolence visit to the Etsu Nupe, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, over the passing of the Sagi Nupe, Hajia Aisha.
Four of the students and the driver of the Government House vehicle died instantly at the scene. The fifth student survived the crash with injuries.
Chikuba sustained severe injuries and was rushed to a nearby hospital for emergency medical treatment. The remains of the deceased were subsequently evacuated from the crash site.
Confirming the incident, the spokesperson for the Niger State Police Command, Wasiu Abiodun, stated that an investigation into the cause of the collision is currently underway.
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