A tragic accident involving a gas tanker and the convoy of Senate President Godswill Akpabio claimed the lifetime of a police dispatch rider, Ibrahim Hussaini, on Sunday.
Akpabio made the announcement on Tuesday whereas addressing lawmakers throughout plenary, expressing his condolences to the household of the fallen officer.
Dispatch riders, who’re usually police personnel, escort senior authorities officers on bikes marked for official use.
The Senate President arrived within the chamber shortly after the session started and knowledgeable his colleagues that Hussaini had already been laid to relaxation earlier that morning.
Though he didn’t give a exact location, Akpabio defined that the crash occurred in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, shortly after his convoy picked him up from the airport.
He mentioned: “We went to Oyo State for the set up of our colleague. Sadly, my dispatch rider was run over by a tanker driver, and his head was shattered. We simply buried him quarter-hour in the past in Kogi State. He left two wives and 4 youngsters.
“By the grace of God, I’m recommending two of his senior youngsters for employment instantly in any parastatals which will want to; in any other case, I’ll make use of them personally in any of my non-public considerations.”
He famous that the officer was buried in Kogi State and is survived by two wives and 4 youngsters.
Following the announcement, Sunday Karimi, the senator representing Kogi West, raised a movement on private clarification to formally current the matter to the Senate.
Karimi described Hussaini as a Deputy Superintendent of Police who was anticipated to retire subsequent yr. He added that the officer, who hailed from Kogi State, had been a part of Akpabio’s safety element since 2023, when Akpabio assumed workplace as Senate President.
Karimi additionally knowledgeable lawmakers of one other loss: the loss of life of Ibrahim Tukur, a long-serving driver hooked up to Isah Jibrin, the senator representing Kogi East. Tukur reportedly handed away at his residence on Saturday after 25 years of service.
Jibrin later addressed the chamber, noting that Tukur had labored with him since his early profession as a banker on the now-defunct AfriBank. He provided prayers for his former driver’s soul.
The session concluded with Akpabio asking senators to look at a minute of silence in honour of each deceased workers members.
