Breaking! 3 APC Council Chairmen Die In Makkah, Others In Critical Condition

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Three Zamfara State APC council chairmen have been killed in an auto crash along Makkah- Madina highway in Saudi Arabia Friday morning.

Information available to BlackBox Nigeria have it that another 3 are in critical condition.

Daily Trust reports that the three pilgrims died about 120 kilometres on their way from Makkah to Madina.

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), head of the medical team, Dr Ibrahim Kana confirmed to the daily that the deceased pilgrims are;

Shinkafi Mudi Mallamawa, male, born 10/02/1952, Passport number: A09413309; Abdullahi Jafaru Gidan Sambo, male, date of birth 03/07/1956, Passport number: A09413813; and Abdullahi Shugaba, male, date of birth 22/05/1963, Passport number: A50080535.”

Adding that “the three bodies were moved to King Fahd Hospital, Madina while the remaining survivors are in a hospital near the scene, I.e 120km from Madina.”

Also, the acting chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Zamfara State, Abdulrazak Kaura who is also in Saudi Arabia said the three pilgrims confirmed dead are chairmen of local council chapters of All Progressives Congress (APC).

He said Jafarau Gidan Sambo currently the APC chairman of Kaura Namoda LG, Mudi Mallamawa of Shinkafi LG; and Abdullahi Shugaba Ruwan Dorowa of Maru LGA.