Two Niger State traditional rulers crushed to death

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By Wole Mosadomi

Minna—Two traditional rulers were crushed to death on Minna-Bida-Katearegi Road in Katcha Local Government Area of Niger State, yesterday.

The traditional rulers, Alhaji Jibrin Babankaka and Alhaji Baba Mohammed, were the Village and Ward Heads of Bisanti community in Katcha council of the state, respectively.

They were returning from a three-day Fida'u prayer in a neighbouring community, when a pick-up van, which lost control after one of its tires burst, hit them from the rear.

They were said to be on a motor bike when the pickup van ran into them and crushed them to death.

State Police Command Spokesman, Mr. Pius Edobor, confirmed the incident, adding that the remains of the deceased had been buried according to Muslim rites.

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