The Sokoto Police command has confirmed the death of two persons in an accident involving the entourage of Sokoto State Deputy Governor, Idris Mohammed Gobir on Wednesday night.
According to Gistlover, the incident happened when other party members were being taken to Sabon Birni by state governor Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto and deputy governor Idris Mohammed Gobir while they were on official business.
However, Ahmed Rufa’i, the spokesman for the Sokoto State Police Command, confirmed the occurrence and told reporters in an interview that the deputy governor’s convoy’s pilot car was involved in the collision.
A police officer and a photographer were two of the people who perished in the tragedy, according to Rufa’i.
He said, “The incident involved a pilot vehicle in the convoy of the deputy governor and the driver of the vehicle who is a police officer was confirmed dead together with a photographer in the convoy.
“The injured persons are already receiving treatment at the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital here in Sokoto.
“The incident happened on their way back from Sabon Birni Local Government Area to Sokoto.”
Meanwhile, according to The PUNCH, the photographer was identified as Buhari Tanko, believed to be a member of the entourage of the deputy governor.
The newspaper quoted a source to have said that Buhari Tanko died on the spot.
“I just confirmed that the vehicle involved in the accident was a police vehicle. The photographer was together with them in the vehicle when the incident happened.
“I learnt that two persons, a police officer, whom I cannot easily confirm his name, and the photographer, Buhari Tanko, died on the spot. It is very sad and unfortunate. May their soul rest in peace,” a source was quoted as saying.
