Fatal jigawa road accident claims seven lives, council chairman hurt

No less than 7 persons mislaid their lives, portion the Chairman of Kafin Hausa Local Government Area sustained injuries successful a fatal roadworthy mishap on the Malam Madori–Hadejia Road successful Jigawa State.

Security expert Zagazola Makama said successful a station connected X that constabulary sources said the tragic incidental occurred astatine astir 9:45 p.m. connected May 18, 2026, astatine Kashin Dila Junction and progressive a Toyota Starlet and a achromatic Mercedes-Benz GLK vehicle.

Sources told Makama that the Toyota Starlet, driven by Adamu Dakido, was transporting passengers from Hadejia to Malam Madori erstwhile it rammed into the GLK conveyance carrying the Chairman of Kafin Hausa Local Government Area and his operator from Gumel to Kafin Hausa.

The sources disclosed that each six occupants of the Toyota Starlet died instantly arsenic a effect of the interaction of the crash.

It was besides gathered that the operator of the GLK conveyance mislaid his beingness connected the spot, portion the assembly president sustained varying degrees of injuries during the accident.

“The operator of the GLK conveyance besides reportedly mislaid his beingness instantly, portion the assembly president sustained varying degrees of injuries,” Makama said

A patrol squad of the Nigeria Police Force was said to person responded promptly to the scene, wherever the injured unfortunate and the corpses were evacuated to the Genera...