At least two persons have so far been confirmed dead following an accident that involved the convoy of Sokoto State Deputy Governor, Muhammad Idris Gobir on Thursday.
Africa Today News, New York reports that the victims – a policeman and a photographer – were returning to the state capital on Wednesday after the deputy governor’s official trip to Sabon Birni.
The victims were on the deputy governor’s entourage before the accident happened.
The Sokoto State Police Command confirmed the attack in a statement on Thursday morning.
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The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Rufai, said the accident involved a pilot vehicle in the deputy Governor’s convoy.
According to him, other persons who sustained injuries from the incident were receiving treatment at the Usmanu Danfodio University Teaching Hospital in Sokoto metropolis.
In another report, tragedy struck on Tuesday as at least four individuals lost their lives in a local supermarket in Nasarawa State’s Karu Local Government Area, following a raid by suspected robbers.
Wisfom Supermarket bore witness to a horrifying incident as gunmen stormed in around 8:45 pm, opening fire on customers and, regrettably, causing the deaths of three men and a lady, according to reports.
Concerns are mounting among residents as the incident is starting to erode their sense of peace, leaving them unsettled in the state.
Adamu Jacob, a resident interviewed at the scene, referenced alarming occurrences, including the abduction of Akwanga’s Chairman, Isa Andaha, and three others on December 25, 2023, and the kidnapping of a Kokona lecturer, along with students from the Federal University of Lafia and Nasarawa State University Keffi.
Adamu urged the state government to enhance the security infrastructure, emphasizing the critical need to safeguard lives and property in Nasarawa State.
Meanwhile, confirming the raid, the Public Relations Officer of the Nasarawa State Police Command, DSP Ranham Nansel told our correspondent that the hoodlums invaded the supper market at 8.45 p.m. and shot and killed four.