Some really high-ranking Christian women leaders have been said to have perished in a horrific accident inside Kaduna State.
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A serious tragedy struck in Kaduna on Sunday as 15 persons,
including six national women leaders of the Evangelical Reformed Church
of Christ, perished in an auto accident in the state.
The accidents occurred at two different spots.
The Federal Road Safety Corps’ Sector Head of Operations, Kaduna, Mr. Salish Umar Galadunci, confirmed the incidents.
He, however, could not say whether the women leaders were part of
the accident which occurred along Kajuru Junction, Maraba Rido Kachia
Road, in Chikun Local Government Area of the state.
According to Punch Metro, a source said that five high-ranking
women lost their lives along with the driver of the bus conveying them
from Kebbi State after attending the inauguration of the church in the
state.
In his account, the source said the wife of a former ERCC Secretary
General and Vice Chairman, Sanga Local Government Area in Kaduna State,
Mrs. lydia Nuhu Idzi, was among the women that died in the accident.
While confirming the incident, the FRSC official said, “On
14/5/17 at about 1630hrs at Kajuru Junction, Maraba Rido Kachi Road,
two vehicles moving in the same direction collided and caught fire with
18 persons inside.”
Galadunci explained that the vehicles were trying to dodge a
motorcyclist which was crossing the road when it collided with another
oncoming car and immediately went up in flames, roasting about 13 of the
18 persons in a Toyota Hummer bus with number plate, AkW 60 XA.
He said, “The first vehicle in the front, which was on speed,
tried to avoid the Okada but instead ran into a ditch by the roadside
and the other vehicle following also rammed into the bus in front and
there was fire.
“The two vehicles are a Toyota bus with number plate, AKW 60
XA; and a Toyota Starlet, with number plate, AA 379 FNN. Eighteen
persons were involved; five persons were injured; 12 died, including
two adult males and 10 adult females.”
He added that the remains of the deceased had been deposited at the
mortuary of St. Gerard Catholic Hospital in the state capital.
Meanwhile, Galadunci said in another rescue operation carried out
by the men of the sector command, another accident, claiming three
lives, occurred along the Mazuga Village, 10 kilometres away from
Kachia-Kafanchan Road on Saturday.
The FRSC official said items recovered from one of the vehicles included five locally-made AK47 rifles and a magazine.
He said, “In another development, on Saturday, May 12, at
Mazuga Village, 10 kilometres from Kachia – Kafanchan Road, another
accident happened involving two vehicles , an Audi Salon car, with
number plate AG 601 MKR and an Opel Vectra with no registration number.
“This happened at about 16.07hrs. Our men quickly rushed to the
place and found out that some good Samaritans had already started
bringing the victims out of the damaged vehicles. Seven persons were
involved, three persons died, while four persons were injured.
“In addition, five locally-made AK47 rifles and a magazine were
found in the Audi Salon car, whose driver, Mr. Sabo Goni, was still
alive but injured. The police at Kachia were quickly alerted.
“The recovered arms were handed over to the DPO, Kachia Division for further investigation.”
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