POLICE authorities in Yobe State have confirmed the death of five members of the same family in a car accident along the Damaturu-Maiduguri Road in the late hours of Wednesday, March 25, 2026.
The police spokesman in the state, SP Dungus Abdulkarim, who confirmed the incident via telephone conversation to News Point Nigeria, said the accident involved a Sharon Bus and a truck near Kukareta community, a distance of 20 kilometers away from Damaturu the Yobe state capital.
“Yes, the accident happened on Wednesday along the Damaturu-Maiduguri Road near Kukareta. Preliminary investigations revealed that the accident occurred as a result of high speed and uncalculated overtaking by the Sharon bus, which hit the Coca Cola truck,” he said.
A relative of the victims, Dahiru Musa Talba, also confirmed the development in a post on his Facebook page on Wednesday.
According to him, the victims, who were members of the same family, died in the crash, while three other relatives sustained varying degrees of injuries.
He described the incident as devastating and expressed deep grief over the loss.
“Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un. My mom has died,” he wrote.
Governor Mai Mala Buni, through his media aide, Mamman Mohammed, has commiserated with the members of the deceased family, describing the incident as unfortunate and a great loss to the people of Yobe.
“Governor Mai Mala Buni received with sadness the shocking news of the death of five members of the Muhammad Dahiru Zayi family in a tragic motor traffic accident.
“The pain of losing five members of a family in a single road accident is beyond imagination; however, as faithful, we believe that this is their appointed time,” the statement reads in part.
Buni prayed to Almighty Allah to grant the deceased’s family the fortitude to bear the huge and irreparable loss.
