From Umar Dankano, Yola
Barely five days after the Adamawa state Governor Ahmadu Umar Fintiri escaped death narrowly in an accident involving a struck ramming in to his convoy, another accident has occurred with his motorcade again claiming four lives on the spot.
The ghastly accident involving a Toyota Hilux conveying a detachment of vigilantes, accompanying Governor Fintiri, on his way to Mubi for 2023 gubernatorial campaign occurred at Fadama-reke, in Hong local government on Thursday.
Eyewitness who told this reporter that over speeding was the cause of the accident in which the vehicle, a Toyota Hilux van used by Fintiri’s head of vigilante veered off the road and crashed, leaving four dead instantly.
“Three lifeless bodies of occupants in the van that includes Bako Kaura, head of PDP’s informal security arm and another victim identified as Adamu, Kaura’s biological son have been deposited at the mortuary of Hong Federal Medical Centre.
“Five other occupants in the van who sustained various degree of injuries, were conveyed in the government house ambulance and another unmarked Hilux van, for treatment at the health facility.
“Governor Fintiri’s personal physician and head of the government house clinic Dr. William Teri, who was among the first responders at the crash also conveyed the victims to hospital for treatment,” a source at the scene of the accident who helped with the evacuation and rescue effort, said.
The source added, “ I took out out three lifeless bodies, but there’s a fourth that I think can hardly make it out of coma because of the injury he sustained. There were about 9 occupants in the Ramp 2 Hilux van; the head of vigilantes for Fintiri/ Farauta campaign.”
