8 immigration band members die in fatal road crash
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has tragically lost at least eight of its band personnel in an accident along the Kano/Zaria road.
It was gathered that the tragic accident occurred on Sunday morning, November 12, although the cause of the accident and the actual number of personnel who died are yet to be confirmed.
According to reports, the Toyota 12-passenger bus was returning from Kano on Sunday morning after the band had performed at the Presidential Commissioning and Passing Out Parade of the 48th Superintendent Basic Course 2023 at the Immigration Training School, Kano.
The event was attended by the Acting Comptroller General of the Immigration Service, Mrs Wura-Ola Adepoju, and other top management members of the Service.
No fewer than eight bodies of the victims were counted around the badly damaged Immigration vehicle.