JUST IN: Tears As 14 Persons, 22 Cows Die In Kebbi Auto Crash

No fewer than 14 persons and 22 cows died in a crash along Jega/Koko road in Kebbi State.

Others were seriously injured in the crash, which occurred when a truck conveying passengers and cows from Illela in Sokoto hit a stationed truck at Dada village.

Kebbi Police spokesman SP Nafiu Abubakar, said: “On receipt of the report, the Commissioner of Police, Kebbi State Command, CP Ahmed Magaji Kontagora instantly rushed to the scene, evacuated the victims to General hospital Koko, for treatment.

“CP Ahmed Magaji Kontagora also prayed for the souls of the departed to have an eternal rest and may their immediate families have the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.”