Omo, Naija no dey funny again oh! Yesterday, Gombe State shock people as seis journalists dem waka go meet Baba God for road. Dem dey return from one wedding ceremony for Kaltungo when the wahala happen.
Accident happen around 5:30 p.m., and e no be small matter. Report say the NUJ bus wey carry dem suffer tyre burst for Kumo area. As e burst, the driver no fit control the vehicle again, na so e jam other motors and e turn to serious accident.
Na true talk we dey hear, six journalists don confirm say dem don join Kokoro come join Baba God. Dem be staff of Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and other media outfit. Some of the names wey don surface include Zarah Umar (Manager News), Manu Haruna Kwami (Admin), and Musa Tabra (Retired Manager News). Na serious wahala, my people!
RIP to those pple wey lost their lives; E no be small loss for the journalism world and naija as whole. NUJ Adamawa dey feel the pain wey this tragedy bring. Dem don reach out to families of the deceased as dem mourn this bitter loss.
For Gombe State, no be just say dem lose journalists, dem lose professionals wey dedicate their life to service. Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, don express him shock as he talk say na serious tragedy be this. E stress say the loss reach deep, affecting all levels of governance and public service.
Survivors wey dey receive treatment for hospital include Emmanuel Akila and Steven Doddo. Dem dey pray for their quick recovery but e still dey painful for all of us. Safety for road don dey big issue wey we need to face well well.
Omo, this one don show say even journalists wey dey do their work, get risk everyday wey dem waka go cover stories. The incident don raise alarm about road safety for long-distance travel. Make we dey careful as we dey drive, my people.
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