Motor accident claims man, wife, four other relatives along Abuja-Lokoja highway

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Motor accident claims man, wife, four other relatives along Abuja-Lokoja highway

A man, Alhaji Muhammad Usman and his wife, Hajiya Fatima Ahmed Usman, alongside their four relations reportedly lost their lives in a motor accident which occurred at Ahoko bridge, along the Abuja-Lokoja highway on Sunday.

A source said the incident took place on Sunday around 12:34 pm, the eid el fitr day.

DAILY POST learnt that the couple and the four others left Toto town in Nasarawa State in an unmarked Honda car to attend a burial of one of their relatives at Kotonkarfe when the accident took place.

The car, according to the source veered off the road and somersaulted into a ditch after a trailer hit the vehicle from behind, saying that all the six occupants died on the spot.

DAILY POST learned that Muhammed Usman, the victim, was the chairmanship aspirant for Toto LGA in the November 2024, election in Nasarawa.

The remains of the deceased have been evacuated to Toto LGA for burial.

All efforts to get police confirmation on the incident were unsuccessful.