Maulud accident: Buhari mourns 40 victims

Former President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness following the death of 40 members of the Tijjaniyya Movement in Nigeria in a road accident on Sunday.

Buhari expressed his sadness in a statement signed on Tuesday by his media aide, Garba Shehu.

The former president said, “I’m pained by the loss of many lives due to the road accident involving participants in the Maulud celebrations in Kaduna. My thoughts are with the bereaved families. I pray that the injured recover soon.”

The Muslim worshippers were travelling from Kwandari in Plateau State to Saminaka, Kaduna State, for a celebratory event to mark Eid-el-Maulud — Prophet Muhammad’s birthday.

However, their bus collided with an oncoming truck near the town of Lere, with several others were injured and are receiving treatment in an undisclosed hospital.

President Bola Tinubu also extended his condolences to members and leaders of the Tijjaniyya Movement in Nigeria following the death of 40 of its members in the auto crash.

Tinubu conveyed his sympathies in a statement signed on Tuesday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga.

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