The
deputy governor of Yobe state, Abubakar Ali, was on Monday involved in
an auto accident along the Kaduna- Kano expressway. Below are the
accident scene photos.
According to a Breaking news report on Premium Times, Abubakar Ali,
the deputy governor of Yobe state, was on Monday, involved in an auto
accident around 9:30am along the Kaduna-Kano expressway.
An eye witness identified as Sunusi Abdul, disclosed to the
publication that the incident occurred in Daka-Tsalle town, along the
expressway, adding that he narrowly missed hitting deputy governor Ali’s
car.
"The SUV he was travelling in had a head-on collision with a
Toyota Avensis vehicle. Fortunately, the deputy governor’s vehicle did
not somersault, but the Toyota car was badly damaged and some of its
occupants injured," Mr. Abdul said.
A source at the Government House in Damaturu revealed that the
accident occurred as Mr. Ali travelled to Kano for a condolence visit to
the Kano State governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, who lost his mother on
Friday.
This incident is happening barely a day after the Minister of State
for Labour, James Ocholi, his wife and son died in a crash along the
Kaduna-Abuja expressway.
