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Tinubu mourns 40 Maulud participants killed in crash, directs FRSC to enhance road monitoring

Tinubu mourns 40 Maulud participants killed in crash, directs FRSC to enhance road monitoring

From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja

 

President Bola Tinubu has expressed sadness over the death of 40 members Tijjaniyya Movement in Nigeria killed in an auto crash on Sunday.

This is even as he has directed the Federal Roads Safety Commission (FRSC) to improve highway monitoring and reduce the number of road accidents nationwide.

Special Adviser to the President

On Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga in a statement said President condoled with members and leaders of the Tijjaniyya Movement in Nigeria over the incident where scores of others were injured.

The victims were on their way from Kwandari in Plateau State to a Maulud Nabiy celebratory event in Saminaka, Kaduna State when their bus collided with a truck at Lere town of Kaduna State.

President Tinubu condoled with the families of the dead and injured and with the governments of Kaduna and Plateau states.

He prayed for the repose of the souls of the departed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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