Governor Bago’s Convoy Accident Kills Four University Students, Driver

Four students of the Federal University of Technology, Minna, and a driver attached to the Niger State Government House have died in a road accident involving a vehicle in the convoy of Governor Mohammed Bago.

The accident occurred on Monday at Gidan Kwanu, near Minna, when a Toyota Hilux conveying the Director-General of the Government House, Mr Dauda Chikuba, collided head-on with a vehicle carrying five students of the university.

According to a report by The PUNCH, four of the five students died on the spot, alongside the driver of the Government House vehicle.

The newspaper reported that the governor’s convoy was returning to Minna, while the vehicle conveying the students was travelling towards Bida when the crash occurred.

Eyewitnesses said the governor and his entourage were returning from 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.

One of the eyewitnesses described the incident as a head-on collision and alleged that the convoy was travelling at high speed when the crash occurred.

“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 eyewitness was quoted as saying.

The eyewitness added that Chikuba was immediately rushed to a hospital for treatment, while the bodies of the deceased students and the driver were evacuated to an undisclosed destination.

The spokesperson for the Niger State Police Command, Superintendent of Police Wasiu Abiodun, confirmed the incident, saying the police had commenced an investigation.

“The accident occurred this morning, and we are investigating it,” Abiodun was quoted as saying by The PUNCH on Wednesday.