Not less than two people have lost their lives in an accident involving the convoy of Sokoto State Deputy Governor, Idris Gobir.

The source said, “I just confirmed the incident now, though I was not with them when the accident happened.

“I just confirmed that the vehicle that had the accident is a police vehicle in which the photographer was together with them in the vehicle when the incident happened.

“I learnt that two persons, a police officer whom I can not easily confirm his name and the photographer, Buhari Tanko, died on the spot. It is very sad and unfortunate ”

Confirming the incident, the state Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Ahmed Rufa’i, said the incident involved a pilot vehicle on the deputy governor’s convoy.

He said, “The incident involved a pilot vehicle on the convoy of the deputy governor and the driver of the vehicle who is a police officer was confirmed dead together with one person, a photographer in the convoy.

“The injured persons are receiving treatment at the Usman Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital here in Sokoto.