A fatal road accident in Kano State has claimed the lives of at least 30 people.
The crash involved a trailer travelling towards Gujungu, Jigawa State, and occurred at Kwanar Barde in Gezawa Local Government Area in the early hours of Sunday.
Preliminary reports attribute the cause to reckless driving.
Several other victims sustained serious injuries and are currently being treated in hospitals across the state.
Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, described the incident as devastating, calling the loss heartbreaking for the affected families and the wider community.
In a statement issued by his spokesperson, Sunusi Dawakin-Tofa, the governor expressed condolences and offered prayers for the deceased.
Beyond condolences, Governor Yusuf issued immediate directives.
He instructed the State Ministry of Health to ensure all victims in public hospitals receive free and adequate medical care.
He also directed the Office of the Special Adviser on Humanitarian Affairs to conduct an urgent assessment and provide support to the affected families.
Warning against a repeat, the governor urged motorists, especially drivers of heavy-duty vehicles, to obey traffic regulations and avoid dangerous driving.
Medical and humanitarian teams have been deployed to assist the injured and provide relief, as authorities continue to respond to one of the deadliest road accidents in the area in recent times.
Dele Fashomi, seasoned journalist and communication teacher, is a holder of Master of Arts degree in Communication and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan in 1992/93.
Earlier, he had bagged a Bachelor degree from the same university in 1984, after which he proceeded to the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos, in 1990, for a postgraduate diploma in Journalism.
He had done many courses in communication, including the EU-BBC Editing Course in 2002.
Mr. Fashomi combines effectively the practice, research and teaching of communication. And to date, he has published two academic works in communication: Issues in Communication Technology and Policy (2010) and Economic and Social Issues in Advertising and PR (2013).
He had his first break in the Nigerian media in Concord Newspapers in 1990 and today, he has over two and half decades experience earned in several newspapers.
He has been part of many start-ups, such as The Republic (1987), The Comet (1999), The Anchor 2001 – 2002; Sun Newspapers (2003); Westerner newsmagazine (2005 – 2010) as Editor; National Life (2011) as Sunday Editor, and Newswatch Newspapers (2012- 2016) as Daily Editor.
Dele Fashomi is now the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Newstide247.com newspaper online, which he started in July 2015. He is also into biography writing, with many books in his trail, some of which he wrote alone and one he co- authored with his mentor, Mr Dare Babarinsa, entitled: Olabiyi Durojaiye – DARE TO BE DiFFERENT. He also guided and collaborated with Pa Olatunji Odusanya in writing his autobiography – AGAINST ALL ODDS. There are many other books in the works under his pen.
