Five students from Kano State lost their lives and several others were injured at Lambun Garba, near Bichi while they were heading to Katsina State.
Four of the students from Sa’adatu Rimi College of Education Kano and one from FCE Kano, were said to be on their way to Katsina to attend the inauguration of National Association of Nigeria Students (NANS), Zone A, when their bus had an accident on Thursday, October 28.
Those who sustained injuries are currently receiving treatment at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH), with appeals for blood donations for them trending on the social media.
Kano State FRSC sector commander, Mato Zubairu, who confirmed the incident said 19 persons were involved in the accident that occurred at 10 a.m.
Zubairu said it was a lone vehicle accident and those involved included 15 males and four females, adding that the victims and survivors of the accident have been taken to the hospital.
Meanwhile the National Association of Nigeria Students (NANS) has ordered a three-day mourning over the demise of the students.
This was contained in a statement signed by Mikail Abdullahi, its Public Relations Officer for zone A.
“We received the news of the demise of five our students from Kano axis of NANS, majority students of Sa’adatu Rimi College of Education, Kumbotso, following a ghastly motor accident while on their way to Katsina to attend a function,” the statement read.
“Man cannot question the act of God Almighty, October 28 remain a day to remember, as such, NANS zone A under the leadership of Comrade Adamu Kichinga declare a 3-day mourning.”
Meanwhile, Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has expressed shock over the death of five students in a ghastly auto accident on Kano-Katsina road.
Ganduje, who spoke through his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Abba Anwar, in a statement on Thursday, in Kano, said:
“We were shocked over the death of our children, the five students who died in an auto crash on their way to Katsina state for zonal students’ meeting.
“The information was sad and tormenting, we learnt that they died around Bichi local government area. They are Abubakar Sulaiman, Tahir A. Dalhatu, Maryam Abdullahi, A’isha Wada-Abdulsalam and Usman Abubakar-Abubakar.
“They are young, dedicated and responsible youth who chose to pursue education in order to move the society forward. They left us when we need them, but our creator, their creator, the Almighty Allah needed them the most,” he said.
The governor prayed to the Almighty Allah for the repose of their souls and to grant the 13 others who were injured a quick recovery.
Ganduje condoled with their families, the Sa’adatu Rimi College of Education, Kumbotso, the Federal College of Education, Kano, and all students, over the tragic incident.
