THE Speaker of the Jigawa State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Haruna Aliyu Dangyatin, on Monday, narrowly escaped death after his convoy was involved in a serious road accident on its way to Maigatari Local Government Area.
News Point Nigeria gathered that the Speaker was traveling to Maigatari to attend a political rally organized by the State Government under the platform of “Gwamnati da Jama’a” (Government and the People Engagement Forum) when tragedy struck.
According to eyewitness accounts, the Speaker’s convoy was cruising towards the rally venue when one of the escort vehicles, a black Toyota Hilux carrying police personnel suddenly lost control and somersaulted multiple times.
The impact of the crash reportedly flung the police escorts out of the vehicle.
“Other vehicles in the convoy, including the one conveying the Speaker, had to make emergency maneuvers and came to a stop just a few meters from the accident scene,” a witness told News Point Nigeria.
Security sources confirmed that the injured police officers were immediately rushed to Gumel General Hospital in an unconscious state but were later revived.
Speaking to News Point Nigeria via phone, the Speaker’s Personal Assistant, Aqeel Akilu, confirmed the incident, expressing gratitude that no lives were lost.
“There is no loss of lives. All the police involved in the accident are now feeling better as they have been treated and discharged from the hospital,” Aqeel said.
Eyewitnesses at the scene praised the swift response of other security personnel and first responders, noting that their quick intervention prevented what could have been a tragic loss of lives.
The Speaker himself was said to have personally supervised the evacuation of the injured policemen before proceeding to assess the extent of damage to the vehicle, which was said to be badly wrecked.
