Ah! My people, na serious wah be this o! Gombe state don enter deep mourning as dem hear say seven journalists and media workers don lose their lives for road accident wey happen around Billiri–Kumo axis for Gombe–Yola road. Na on Monday this sad news land, as dem dey come back from the wedding of one colleague for Kaltungo, wey local sources talk say na wetin happen.

Naija Union of Journalists (NUJ) President, Mallam Alhassan Yahaya, come drop message for him Facebook page confirm the matter and e no fit hide him sorrow. E talk say make all journalists and Nigerians pray for the souls wey don go and make dem also remember the ones wey still dey hospital wey don sustain injuries.

Na so be the life for this media work, my people. The pipo wey dem talk say don go be people wey dey important for NTA Gombe like Zarah Umar, wey be the News Manager and special assistant to the First Lady; plus other gbege like Manu Haruna Kwami, wey be Manager for Administration; Isa Lawan, wey be Editor; Musa Tabra, retired Manager for News; and many more. Dis na heavy loss for the media and public service community for Gombe.

Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya no hold back as e react to the tragedy, as he express shock and deep pain wey dey paint heart. E talk say this kind matter no be just family una matter, e go touch everybody Wey get but na faculty of Gombe’s media and public service come dey strongly affected. E no dey sweet o, my brothers and sisters! E talk say, ‘This tragedy go pain us for long. We don lose our partners wey dey work with strong sense of duty.’ Na true talk be that!

As e be now, four survivors dey for hospital dey receive treatment. Dem be Emmanuel Akila wey dey work for NTA, Steven Doddo wey dey NTA Marketing, Nina Gadal of Ministry of Information, and Jonathan Bara wey be Manager for Marketing for NTA. Based on wetin medical people don talk, some of dem don get heavy injuries. Na so the matter be, and we dey wish dem quick recovery.