GOVERNOR
BAGUDU THIS TUESDAY JOINED HUNDREDS OF MUSLIM FAITHFUL IN THE FUNERAL PRAYERS
OF TWENTY TWO (22) WHO DIED IN AN ACCIDENT
A statement
signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Abubakar Mu’azu
Dakingari
said an accident occurred on Monday night at Giron-Masa on the Koko-Yauri road,
when a Toyota Canter vehicle in trying to avoid a pothole hits a motorcyclists
who died on the spat.
The vehicle
somersaulted and fell in a ditch and caught fire which ignited as a result of
jerry cans of petrol and water pumping machine on board the vehicle.
Governor
Abubakar Atiku Bagudu who led a high powered government delegation on a
condolence visit also participated in the burial of the victims who were buried
in a massive grave at the scene of the accident.
He prayed
Allah to grant them mercy and the remaining eight (cool persons who received
injury on admission in General Hospital Yauri to quickly recover and provided
financial assistance for their treatment.
Senator
Abubakar Atiku Bagudu paid similar condolence visit to Emir of Yauri Alhaji Dr.
Muhammad Zayyanu Abdullahi in his palace during which he supplicated to God to
guard against reoccurrence.
Briefing the
Governor on the incidence, the Sole Administrator Shanga Local Government,
Alhaji Garba Salihu Takware and the D.P.O in charge of Yauri told the Governor
that the vehicle was carrying traders attending market from Tungan Giwa to Dalan
Ruwa and were on their way home when the mishap occurred.
During a
visit to Yauri General Hospital to sympathize with injured passengers the
Principal Medical Officer Dr. Onyilo Mathews told the Governor that, those on
admission were responding to treatment.
Governor
Abubakar Atiku Bagudu also visited Mahuta town headquarters of Fakai Local
Government to express sympathy and sorrow with the people in the town on the
fire outbreak which destroyed large portion of the Fakai Central Market.
The Governor
described the incidence as an act of God and pledged to provide relief measure
to the victims to restart their trading activities.
Before
departure from town, the Governor inspected ongoing rehabilitation of the
Government Girls Secondary School, Mahuta during which he expressed his
satisfaction about the progress of the work.
Senator
Abubakar Atiku Bagudu also condoled with the family of Alhaji Auwalu Marafa
Koko over the death his mother, Hajiya Safiya Koko who died recently at the age
of 75.
Abubakar
Mu’azu Dakingari
Chief Press
Secretary
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