By; SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri
Children of former Borno State House of Assembly Speaker and former State Commissioner of Education, Hon Musa Inuwa Kubo, and Adamu Audi have died in a fatal auto crash.
Two other victims including one Adamu Dan Hajoya, also died in the crash which occured at the Kwaya-Kusar-Peta-Shani road on Wednesday evening, December 14, 2022, when their car lost control and rammed into a deep pot hole and finally somersaulted into a heap of sand being used for road repairs.
It was gathered that all the deceased died instantly on the spot of the incident, while one of them is still responding to treatment after sustaining serious injuries and dislocation.
The deceased were said to have been conveyed later to Shani town, the home town of the father, Hon. Inuwa Kubo, who were in advanced movement to arrange accommodation, venue and mobilize people for the Borno South Senatorial.Disteict Governorship Campaign rally of Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, while the Governor was at Kaduna and Minna for same campaign rally of his boss, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Senator Kashim Shettima ticket.
It was gathered that the victims were heading to Shani Local Government Area from Maiduguri in preparation for the campaign of the All Progressives Congress, slated to be launched by the Deputy Governor, Umar Kadafur on Thursday for Southern Borno senatorial district with the Deputy Governor as the State Chairman of the 2023 Governorship Campaign Rally of Professor Babagana Umara Zulum and Hon. Unar Usman Kadafur ticket.
Following the sad turn of events, the leader of the campaign team, Hon. Umar Kadafur had to cancel the campaign rally to attend to the funeral prayers of the victims to sympathize with the family and people of Shani Emirate and by extension, Borno people.
The Deputy Governor was accompanied by the Senator representing Borno South senatorial district Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume, Speaker of Borno State House of Assembly Rt. Hon. Abdulkarim Lawan and other top government officials, party and groups Stakeholders among others.
The deceased were buried according to Muslim rites on Thursday afternoon, December 15, 2022.
The funeral prayer was led by the Chief Imam of Shani.
