The immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji
Ibrahim Idris, was involved in an auto crash that left him and
his three aides hospitalised on Saturday.
According to an eyewitness, the ex-governor was said to be returning from a
marriage ceremony of the State Commissioner for Budget and
Planning, Ali Ajuh held at Idrisu in Omala Local Government
Area of the State when the incident occurred.
The former governor, who narrowly escaped death was riding
in an SUV that when the front wheel pulled out, and rammed
into a stationary vehicle at Ochadamu junction in Ofu Local
Government Area of the state. The Hilux van conveying his
security aides also crashed into the vehicle, injuring all
occupants in the process.
The eye witness account said the three security men, who
sustained various degrees of injuries were rushed to an
undisclosed hospital at Ochadamu while the former governor
was transferred to an undisclosed hospital in Lokoja where he
is presently recuperating.
