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Boy Dies In An Accident While Celebrating President Buhari’s Re-election In Jalingo [Photo]

A young man lost his life while celebrating the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari in the just concluded presidential elections.

According to reports, the deceased fell from a motorcycle while jubilating with others along a highway in Jalingo, Taraba State capital.

He was said to have died on the spot and his corpse, later evacuated from the road by officials.

Buhari got 15,191,847 votes to defeat his closest rival, Atiku Abubakar who had 11,262,978 votes in the presidential poll.

Tobias Sylvester

Tobias Sylvester is the news editor for Kanyi Daily News and is based in Lagos. Contact Tobias at editor@kanyidaily.com. Got a confidential tip? Submit it here

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