A senior military officer, Maj. S. Sayyadi of Headquarters Infantry Corps Command (ICC), has died in a road traffic accident along the Zaria–Kaduna Expressway near the Julius Berger gate, close to Jaji Military Cantonment.
Security sources disclosed that the incident occurred on May 21 when the officer’s vehicle reportedly collided with a Sino truck that had slowed down to access the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) railway project site located at the New Barracks area in Jaji Military Cantonment.
Following the accident, medical teams from the Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC) and ICC were swiftly mobilised to the scene, where the officer was confirmed dead due to severe head injuries.
His remains were evacuated to a medical facility before being conveyed to Katsina State in a military ambulance for burial arrangements.
The late officer was laid to rest in Katsina State according to Islamic rites.
Sources said that Military authorities have expressed condolences to the family of the deceased, describing the incident as a tragic loss.
By: Zagazola Makama
