The nephew of Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari, Amadu Ali and two security men identified as Nura Sufyanu and Kabir Ali, have been killed in a motor accident at Gadar Tsuntsaye, in the Musawa Local Government Area of the state.
Masari’s Director General of Social Media, El-Amin Isa, and the spokesman for the Katsina State Police Command, SP Gambo Isah, confirmed the accident, which happened on Friday.
Other sources revealed that the victims, along with others, were on their way to the governor’s hometown, Kafur, for Saturday’s governorship and state House of Assembly elections.
Additionally, the sources said the accident was caused by the bad road in the area.
A source said-
“The victims were about to get to a bridge in the area on Friday night when they ran into the bad portion of the road, which forced the vehicle they were travelling in, to skid and somersault, leading to their death.”
Three others, who sustained injuries in the accident, initially received treatment at the General Hospital, Malumfashi, before they were evacuated to the Federal Teaching Hospital, Katsina.
Arrangements had already begun for their burial on Saturday, as the police spokesman said the bodies of the dead passengers were taken from the scene to a morgue in Katsina.
Isah said-
“The accident happened on Friday night. The victims were going to Kafur, the governor’s hometown for the governorship and state House of Assembly elections. We have taken the bodies of the victims to Katsina.”
Meanwhile, the electorate turned out in large numbers at various polling units across the state as early as 7am for the elections.
However, accreditation and voting processes were still in progress as of the time of filing this report.
cc: Punch Ng
