15 COW TRADERS DIE IN KEBBI CAR ACCIDENT
15 Cow traders from Andare, Katenga and Maiyama Local Government Area of Kebbi State died in a ghastly car accident on their way to Lagos from Kebbi on Sunday.
It was gathered that the truck, which was loaded with cows, lost control along Maiyama-Koko road, veered-off the road and latter somersaulted inside the bush.
An eyewitness, Mallam Garba Maiyama, said that “15 of the traders died in the accident and they have been taken to their respective villages for burial because they are Muslims.
“The most unfortunate part of the incident is that, a family in one village has about three to five victims.
“We don’t really know the main cause of the accident for now.”
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Kebbi State Police Command, DSP Danjuma Possy, said the incident had not yet been reported officially.
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