Crash Involving Niger Governor’s Convoy Kills at Least Four

A crash involving a vehicle in Niger State Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago’s convoy killed at least four people in Minna on Monday, with reports differing on whether five died. Police said they were investigating the circumstances of the collision. The crash occurred at Gidan Mangoro, along the Minna-Bida Road, when a convoy Toyota Hilux and a private car collided head-on. The Hilux was attached to the governor’s convoy, which was returning from Bida after a condolence visit, according to reports. Two accounts reported five deaths: four male students believed to be postgraduate students at the Federal University of Technology, Minna, and a woman driving the private car. Another account reported four deaths, identifying three victims by name and saying the fourth had not been identified. The total has not been resolved in the accounts of the crash. Reports said the Hilux driver died. They also identified Dauda Chikuba, the Government House director-general, as an injured passenger in the Hilux. Accounts differed on his precise role and subsequent treatment, with one saying he was taken to hospital and another reporting he was receiving treatment at the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida...