Tragedy as Groom-to-be, Friends Die in Accident Moments Before Wedding
Tragedy struck in Toro Local Government Area of Bauchi State as a groom-to-be and two of his friends lost their lives in a fatal accident just moments before his wedding ceremony on Saturday.
The deceased, SP Mustapha Garba Gumau, a senior police officer, was reportedly enroute from Gumau to Magaman-Gumau for his wedding fatiha scheduled for 10:00 am when the accident occurred around 9:00 am at Bargan Tsamiya village.
Eyewitnesses said the vehicle carrying the groom and his friends veered off the road and crashed, killing him and two others — Shuaibu Umar and Sulaiman Musa — on the spot.
Several other occupants of the vehicle were said to have sustained varying degrees of injuries.
The sudden loss has thrown the communities of Gumau and Magaman-Gumau into mourning, as what should have been a joyful union turned into a sorrowful occasion.
When contacted, the spokesman of the Bauchi Police Command , Mohammed Wakil, could not be reached as his line was unreachable.
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