Gombe Governor escapes death, 14 supporters die
No fewer than 14 persons died on Thursday
evening in Gombe State when a vehicle crashed into the convoy of the
Governor, Ibrahim Dankwambo. The procession was returning from the
presidential rally of the Peoples Democratic Party in nearby Bauchi
State when the tragedy occurred.
According to TheCable, an online
news platform, the vehicle which was heading to Abuja for a programme
organised by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, rammed
into the convoy around the Alkaleri end of the Bauchi/Gombe federal
highway.
“The vehicle of the governor had already
passed and it was that of the press that was affected. A bus conveying
people to Abuja for the AGRIFEST programme rammed into the convoy. The
vehicle was trying to avoid a motorcycle, which was on a high speed when
it happened,” said an official of the Department of State Service who
asked not to be named.
Gombe State Police spokesperson, Haruna
Mohammed, while confirming the tragedy, stated that victims had been
moved to the Federal Medical Centre, in the capital Gombe.
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