A car crash has killed SP Mustapha Garba Gumau, an hour before his wedding.
SP Gumau way travelling from Gumau to Magaman-Gumau in Toro Local Government Area of Bauchi, for his wedding fatiha fixed for 10 am on Saturday, but but car conveying him and his friends crashed around 9 am and he died
spokesperson of The Bauchi State Police Command, spokesperson, CSP Mohammed Ahmed Wakil, confirmed the incident in a statement saying the officer and two others were confirmed dead in the hospital.
The statement said: “The Command is in mourning. SP Mustapha Garba was on his way to attend his own wedding when the unfortunate incident occurred.
“He was in the company of three friends in a Mercedes Benz.
“At Bargan Tsamiya, the vehicle lost control, veered off its lane, and had a head-on collision with an Opel Vectra coming from the opposite direction.
“Upon receiving the news, the Commissioner of Police, CP Auwal Sani-Omolori, immediately directed the Divisional Police Officer of Toro Division to mobilise and evacuate the victims to Toro General Hospital.
“Sadly, a medical doctor at the hospital confirmed the groom and two others dead. Their bodies have been released to their families for burial.”
