Police Escort And Photographer Die In Sokoto Deputy Governor’s Convoy Accident

A fatal road accident involving the convoy of Sokoto State Deputy Governor, Idris Muhammad Gobir, has claimed the lives of a photographer and a police escort.

The accident occurred around 10:30am on Wednesday, January 3, when the Deputy Governor was en route to his hometown, Sabon Birni, to host Governor Ahmed Aliyu, who was visiting the area to offer condolences.

The deceased photographer, identified as Buhari Tanko Usman, was inside the vehicle carrying security personnel assigned to the Deputy Governor when the tragic accident transpired.

The vehicle reportedly skidded off the road and somersaulted at Yanrimawa area along Goronyo-Sabon Birni Road.

The Director of Press to the Deputy Governor confirmed the incident, revealing that the driver of the vehicle, a policeman, also lost his life in the crash.

The bodies of the deceased have been deposited in the mortuary.

Spokesperson for the State Police Command, ASP Ahmed Rufa’i, clarified that the accident involved a pilot vehicle from the deputy governor’s convoy.

He stated, “The incident involved a pilot vehicle on the convoy of the deputy governor, and the driver of the vehicle, who is a police officer, was confirmed dead, together with one person, a photographer in the convoy.”

“The injured persons are receiving treatment at the Usman Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital here in Sokoto. The incident happened on their way back from Sabon Birni Local Government back to Sokoto.” 

KanyiDaily had also reported how gospel singer, Panam Percy Paul miraculously emerged unscathed from a harrowing car accident.