Ebun Olowu
Eleven young men from Gagarawa Local Government Area of Jigawa State died in an auto crash today Saturday, December 12 2020 along Jigawa-Kano road while travelling to Kano for the Nigerian Navy screening examination/Aptitude test.
The accident occurred when their vehicle rammed into a trailer, which was parked wrongly by the road.
It was gathered that the candidates left their homes around 5:00 a.m. hoping to reach their destination on time for the exam.
The Nigerian Navy Aptitude Test for the 2020 recruitment exercise takes place today at 30 centres across the nation.
A resident, Abba Muhammad, identified the deceased persons as Auwalu Mohammed; Mutari Sule; Ibrahim Sani; Katimu Muhammad; Dauda Salisu; Musbahu Yakubu, Rabiu Muhammad-Ado; Salim Muhammad-sani; Akibu Ubali-sale; and Murtala Salisu, while another, who died in the hospital, is yet to be identified.
Spokesperson of the Jigawa State Police Command, Audu Jinjiri, said the accident involved a commercial Golf 3 wagon, with registration number AA 320 TAR, Jigawa, which was conveying twelve passengers to Kano.
The driver, Auwalu Muhammad, 30, was driving from Gagarawa Local Government to Kano with the said passengers, and rammed into a stationed DAF truck, Jinjiri said.
The truck, with registration number DUT 201, Jigawa was parked by one Aminu Hassan, 25, of Mallamadori Local Government Area of Jigawa, after developing a mechanical fault.
“The truck was parked and occupied almost half of an incoming lane as a result ten persons including the driver, lost their lives on the spot, while two others are responding to treatment. One other victim later died in the hospital and all corpses (are) released to relatives for burial,” he explained.
