Two officers of the Nigeria Immigration Service died in an auto crash along the Kano-Zaria Expressway on Sunday.
The spokesman for the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in the state, Labaran Abdullahi, who confirmed the incident in a statement, said seven other persons were seriously wounded in the crash.
The Nissan bus with the Immigration HQ, 1001S number plate was conveying members of the service’s musical band from Kano to Abuja when it lost control after a tyre burst.
The victims had attended the passing-out parade of the 48th Superintendent Basic Course 2023 at the Immigration Training School in Kano and were returning to Abuja when the accident occurred.
The FRSC spokesman added that the injured persons had been taken to hospital in the area for treatment.