An unspecified number of persons died on Monday in a road crash at Gwamfai village, Jahun Local Government Area of Jigawa State.
An eyewitness told the reporter that the driver of a Toyota bus travelling from Jahun to a market in Kiyawa Local Government Area lost control and hit a man hawking petrol on the roadside.
“The driver lost control, ran into a black market petrol seller and the vehicle caught fire. All the occupants of the bus were burnt to death,” the eyewitness said.
Confirming the crash, a media aide to the state governor, Auwal Sankara, said Governor Muhammad Abubakar directed the local government chairman to asist the families of the ill-fated passengers.