Four students, driver die in Niger Governor’s convoy crash

Five persons, including four university students, have lost their lives in a fatal head-on collision involving the convoy of the Niger State Governor, Mohammed Bago. The accident occurred on Monday in the state capital, Minna.

The tragic incident took place at Gidan Mangoro and involved a Toyota Hilux conveying the Director-General of the Government House, Mr Dauda Chikuba, and another vehicle carrying five students of the Federal University of Technology, Minna.

Four of the students, who were heading towards Bida, died on the spot alongside the driver of the government vehicle.

The governor’s entourage was returning to Minna after paying a condolence visit to the Chairman of the Niger State Council of Traditional Rulers, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, over the passing of the Sagi Nupe.

After the crash, the Director-General of the Government House was immediately rushed to a hospital for medical treatment, while the remains of the deceased were evacuated.

The Niger State Police Command through its Superintendent Wasiu Abiodun, has confirmed the incident, stating that investigations are ongoing to determine the exact circumstances of the collision.