Death Toll: 28 People Including Student And Teachers killed

More than 28 people including 25 student, 3 Teacher and a driver of  Government Comprehensive Day Secondary School (GCDSS), Misau in Bauchi state were crushed to death yesterday by a Trailer.

Report Gathered that the student who were on their way to Kano State for an Excursion in a commercial Bus collided with a trailer yesterday morning .
The incident occurred at  Gaya village in Kano State, and the victims were Junior Secondary School (JSS) 1 and 2 students of GCDSS, Misau, along with 3 of their Teachers including the driver that took them.
Mr Ibrahim Adamu who was an eye witness said that they both had a head on collision as they were trying to avoid a pothole along Samia Uku village.

One of the Teacher from the school told our correspondent that 3 of the teachers and 22 out of the student died at the spot while the remaining student died later on.

another of the   school also that this is indeed a sad moment for the school as the principal of the school is still yet to be reached along with the commissioner for education.

But the Special Adviser to the Governor on Education, Sabo Mohammed, described the development as heart breaking: “On behalf of the state government, and education stakeholders, I wish to express my sincere condolence to the Emir of Misau, Ahaji Ahmad Suliman, as well as parents and families of the deceased.    

the governor of the state  is deeply sadden by the development and he has detailed the Commissioner for Education and myself to pay a condolence visit to the emir and families of the deceased.

“May their gentle souls rest in peace and may God forgive them their sins and give them eternal rest.”

Details of the cause of the accidents were sketchy at the time of filing this report but our correspondent learnt that a mass burial was about taking place in Misau for the victim