The Vice-President-elect, Kashim Shettima, has mourned the death of two supporters who died in a car accident after paying him a congratulatory visit in Abuja.
OsunDaily News understands that the two supporters, identified as Iliyasu and Mallam Nuhu, died while returning from Abuja along the Jos-Bauchi axis.
Reacting to the incident in a tweet via his verified Twitter account on Tuesday, Shettima said he was deeply pained by their deaths especially as they had just recently visited me to congratulate him on the victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the concluded presidential election.
The former Governor of Borno State prayed for comfort for their family and loved ones.
He wrote: “I have just been notified of the death of two great supporters and dedicated stalwarts, Hons. Iliyasu and Mallam Nuhu died in a fatal accident while returning to their abode from Abuja.
“I am deeply pained by their deaths especially as they had just recently visited me, and in the spirit of Ramadan shared iftar with me and many others. May Allah SWT grant them Al-Jannah Firdaus, and comfort their immediate family and loved ones.”
