Nigeria: Goje's Convoy Kills 18-Year-Old Man During Condolence Visit

19 December 2012

It is a season of accidents, it seems. A day before the helicopter crash that killed former Kaduna State Governor, Mr. Patrick Yakowa, former National Security Adviser (NSA), Lt.- Gen Andrew Owoye Azazi and four others, the convoy of a former governor of Gombe State, Senator Danjuma Mohammed Goje, was involved in a ghastly road accident that killed an 18-year-old man, Haruna Maigari. Two other persons- Jalo Bappa-Sabo and Umar Adamu- sustained injuries in the accident, which occurred in Tumu village of Akko Local Government Area of Gombe State.

An Investigating Police Officer (IPO), Musa Yakubu Salisu, confirmed to reporters in Tumu village that the Pindiga Police Post reported that the accident occurred on Friday at about 7pm. According to him, "On Friday, around 7.30 pm, we received a call from the police office in Tumu that there was a serious and fatal accident; that our assistance was needed to enable them to take the victims to the hospital." He said when he received the call, he rushed to the hospital in Tumu, and he discovered that the victims were in the Accident and Emergency Ward already receiving treatment.

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