Five people, including four students of the Federal University of Technology, Minna, have died in a road crash involving a vehicle in the convoy of Niger State Governor, Mohammed Bago.
The accident occurred on Monday at Gidan Mangoro in Minna, involving a Toyota Hilux conveying the Director-General of the Government House, Dauda Chikuba, and a vehicle carrying the students, according to a report by PUNCH published on Tuesday.
The four students and the driver of the Government House vehicle died at the scene, while Mr Chikuba was taken to a hospital for treatment, the report said.
The crash reportedly occurred as the governor’s convoy was returning to Minna after a condolence visit to the Etsu Nupe and Chairman of the Niger State Council of Traditional Rulers, Yahaya Abubakar, over the death of Sagi Nupe, Aisha.
The vehicle conveying the students was travelling towards Bida when the collision occurred.
An eyewitness quoted by PUNCH described the incident as a head-on collision and alleged that the governor’s convoy was travelling at high speed.
