Kebbi Deputy Gov. loses son in auto crash

The Deputy Governor of Kebbi, Alhaji Ibrahim Aliyu, lost a
son, Muazu Ibrahim Aliyu, 22, in an auto accident which
occurred on Tuesday on Birnin Kebbi-Jega road.
Aliyu, who addressed newsmen at his official residence in
Birnin Kebbi, described the deceased as “a very religious
and obedient boy who respected all.’’
He said the deceased was a 100 level Political Science
undergraduate at the newly established Federal University,
Birnin Kebbi,
He added that “I will forever remember him as somebody
close to me.’’
The deputy governor said that his late son died along with
his friend, Mubarak Bagudo, an undergraduate of Alhikmah
University in Kwara State.
“Only one of them survived the accident and is currently
receiving medical attention at the Federal Medical Centre,
Birnin Kebbi,” he said.
Meanwhile, top government officials and personalities had
been trooping to the residence of the deputy governor to
sympathise and condole with the family over the death.