Primaries: How 7 APC members died after election

Seven members of the All Progressives Congress on Thursday night died
in an accident along the Gumel/Babura Road.

The accident was reported to have occurred while they were on their
way home after the party's senatorial primaries which held in Gumel,
the headquarters of Gumel Local Government Area of Jigawa State.

They were said to have left Gumel for their home town, Gwiwa, after
casting their votes.

It was gathered that the accident was caused by over-speeding,
involving a bus with registration number XB 421 KZR and a Golf car
with registration number AA 87 MAN.

The two vehicles veered off the road and somersaulted. Six occupants
of the bus and one in the Golf car died.

Confirming the incident, the spokesperson of the state police command,
SP Abdu Jinjiri, told DailyTrust that the accident was caused by over
speeding.

SP Jinjiri added that the remains of seven dead passengers have since
been released to their relatives for burial.

Meanwhile, Jigawa Deputy Governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Hassan, was elected
as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Jigawa Northeast
Senatorial District.