Tragedy as the wife and three children of former Niger state Commissioner for Education d!e in car crash

The wife and three children of a former Commissioner of Education, Abubakar Daja, d!ed in a road crash which occurred on Sunday, August 23, involving a Sienna and a Mazda.

According to reports, the victims were traveling from Minna in a Mazda vehicle along the Mokwa-Bida Road on Sunday, August 23, 2026, when they collided with a Sienna. Only one of Hajia Daja's four children survived the accident.

The lone survivor from the vehicle, the woman's teenage daughter, was hospitalized with severe trauma, including a broken rib and a fractured shoulder.

The remains of the deceased persons have since been laid to rest in Kutigi, the Headquarters of Lavun Local Government Area of Niger State, according to the Islamic rites.

by Linda Ikeji at 25/08/2026 1:57 PM | Share this Story