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TWO people were killed in an accident involving Sokoto State Deputy Governor Muhammad Idris Gobir’s convoy.
The victims, a police officer and a photojournalist, were returning to the state capital yesterday after accompanying the deputy governor on an official visit to Sabon Birni.
The victims were part of the deputy governor’s entourage before the incidence which was acknowledged by Sokoto State Police Command in a statement issued yesterday.
According to Ahmed Rufai, the Command’s Public Relations Officer, the accident included a pilot car in the deputy Governor’s convoy.
He noted that other people who were injured in the accident are being treated at the Usmanu Danfodio University Teaching Hospital in Sokoto.
