BREAKING: Accident Involving Gombe Governor’s Convoy Claims One Life

The convoy of Governor Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State was on Thursday involved in an accident.

The Gombe State Governor was in Bauchi on Wednesday for the 4th North-East Governors’ Forum Meeting which held in Bauchi State.

The Governor also took part in the groundbreaking ceremony for the foundation laying for the renovation and upgrading of the Bauchi State Government House which was laid by the Chairman of the North-east Governors Forum and Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum.

Details of the incident are sketchy but it was gathered that a driver lost his life in the accident as the governor was returning to Gombe from Bauchi.

The Director-General of Media and Information, Gombe State, Samaila Uba Misilli was said to be in the vehicle with other journalists who accompanied the Governor to Bauchi for the meeting when the incident happened.

When contacted, the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps, Bauchi State, Yusuf Abdullahi, who confirmed the crash said he could not give full details of the crash because it happened in Gombe State territory.

The accident is coming barely 72 hours after 10 Policemen in the convoy of the Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, were involved in a crash leaving one unconscious while others were injured.

The RRS 3 vehicle which was trying to overtake the vehicle in its front skidded off the road and somersaulted because of the dust on the road which is undergoing construction.