Kogi State Governor’s convoy was involved in an accident between Gegu and Abaji on the Lokoja-Abuja Expressway on Friday.
According to the Senior Special Assistant to Governor Yahaya Bello on
New Media, Petra Akinti Onyegbule, the accident involved a SUV and a
commercial bus which was traveling from Lagos to Kano. Both vehicles
were said to have been engulfed in flames burning 16 passengers to
death. 3 of the dead passengers were in the SUV while 13 were occupants
of the bus.
A lone survivor from the bus has been taken to an undisclosed hospital for treatment.
May the souls of the victims rest in peace.