Malik Yahya/
No fewer than 24 persons were burnt to death in an automobile accident at Gwamfai village in Jahun Local Government Area of Jigawa State.
Media aide to Governor Muhammad Badaru Abubakar of Jigawa State, Auwal Sankara, explained that the accident happened when the driver of an 18-seater Toyota bus from Jahun heading to Shuwari market in Kiyawa Local Government Area lost control and ran into a black market petrol seller on the road side.
The vehicle immediately burst into flames killing all the trapped occupants.
Sankara added that the Governor, who met the accident on his way to Gumel, instructed the local council chairman to ensure he assists the families of the passengers.
Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Abdu Jinjiri, also confirmed the accident.
He said the exact cause and casualties of the accident are yet to be ascertained.
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