It
was a weekend of mourning for Alhaji Shehu Umar, the District Head of Dogon
Daji in Tambuwal Local Government, as an auto crash along Shagari-Tureta road,
claimed the lives of five of his family members, local and international
authority confirmed.
The
deceased persons, who were said to be on their way to Abuja before meeting
their death, collided with a petrol tanker as confirmed by the family members. continue...
Confirming
the incident, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Sokoto State command DSP
Almustapha Sani, said, no fewer than five persons who were said to be members
of the same family lost their lives in an accident that occurred along Tureta road
on Saturday.
Admitting
that the incident was an act of Allah that must be tolerated, the bereaved
traditional leader prayed that Allah should grant the souls of the deceased
eternal rest.
Expressing
shock over the tragic incident, Tambuwal Local Government Secretary, Mallam
Abubakar Wurno, urged the district head to take solace in the Almighty Allah,
even as he described the incident as a heavy loss to the entire people of the
local government.
Those
that died in the incident include, a son, daughter, two grand children of the
district head as well as his 74- year-old, younger sister.
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