Barely a year ago that the Kogi State Governor Idris Wada’s convoy was involved in an accident, where he lost his ADC, yesterday 29th September another tragic almost occurred. The Kogi Deputy Governor, Mr. Yomi Awoniyi, and his convoy on the Abuja-Lokoja highway escaped a road accident. The accident, occurred at around 2pm, the driver and four policemen who were behind the escort sustained injuries.
The two drivers that caused the accident were said to have fled immediately into the bush for fear of reprisal for driving into the Deputy Governor’s convoy.
A statement by his Press Secretary, Mr Michael Abu, said:
"an escort van in the convoy ran into two stationary vehicles which were involved in an earlier accident. The affected vehicles, a Mercedes Benz jeep with Lagos registration number, YAB 966 AQ and a Honda Accord with Lagos registration number LND 742 BE had earlier collided before the van ran into them near Kwali, the Honda Accord lost control while trying to overtake the Mercedes Benz who was on his way to Lokoja after an official engagement in Abuja, escaped unhurt.
Abu said that those in the escort had minor injuries along with four policemen and were receiving treatment at the Kwali General Hospital.
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