Gov Shettima's Aide Dies In a Fatal Accident

                        
A Senior Special Assistant to Governor Kashim Shettima died in an accident on the Abuja-Kaduna highway on Friday The victim Mr. Musa was until his death, Senior Special Assistant on
Intergovernmental Affairs, resident in Abuja and interfacing between the Borno State Government and ministries, agencies and departments of the federal government as well as foreign agencies and embassies.
The accident was caused by a Prado 4-wheel drive which tried to make a U-turn on the highway. The Prado was said to be coming from opposite lane (from Abuja) and decided to make a fast U-turn onto the road leading to Abuja from Kaduna.
Three persons survived the accident according to the governor’s aide, Two were to be discharged Friday night while one was admitted.
The governor arrived Kaduna from Maiduguri on board a Medview airline flight at about 4 p.m. on his way to Abuja. His convoy came from Abuja with the deceased aide for the purpose of driving to Abuja.
The pilot leading the governor’s convoy was said to have avoided the Prado while the ill-fated vehicle next to him tried dodging towards the right, but the vehicle skidded off the road and the driver lost control resulting in the Hilux turning upside down as a result of which occupants sustained various degrees of injuries.
The deceased, aged 45 years, was said to have been thrown out the vehicle following which he sustained internal injuries.
Governor Shettima led the convoy back to Kaduna and the victims were first taken to St Gerald hospital where the governor’s aide was pronounced dead on arrival in the presence of Mr. Shettima. The governor was said to have aborted his trip and requested the transfer of the ill-fated vehicle driver, Mr. Modu, who was moved to Barau Dikko Hospital, also in Kaduna.