By Attah Ede
No fewer than seven members of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Gombe State Council, have lost their lives while four others sustained severe injuries in a lone fatal road accident involving an NUJ bus.
The accident occurred on Monday evening along Gombe-Yola Road as the journalists were reportedly returning from a wedding ceremony.
The Network learnt that the victims were part of an NUJ delegation that had travelled to celebrate with a colleague, an employee of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), who just got wedded.
Six of the seven deceased victims were staff of NTA Gombe.
They were identified as Manu Haruna Kwami (Manager, Administration), Zarah Umar (Manager, News), Isa (Editor), Musa Tabra (Retired Manager, News), Aminu (Driver), Adams (StarTimes), and Judith I. O. Subeb.
Those who sustained serious injuries included Emmanuel Akila, Steven Doddo, Nina, and Jonathan Bara, were evacuated to hospital and are currently receiving medical attention at health facilities in the state.
As at the time of filing this report there is no official comments from the Gombe State Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC).
All efforts to obtain information proved abortive, as the Sector Commander, Samson Kaura, could not respond to text messages or calls put across to his cell phone.
