LEMB ZAAR: Bogoro Council Chairman Condoles Families Of Five Deceased Persons

The Executive Chairman of Bogoro Local Government Area, Bauchi state, Hon. Iliya Habila has condoled the families of five persons in Gwarangah village of the area who died in a road crash on Saturday night on the Bar-Bogoro road as they return home from Lemb zaar, annual cultural festival.

This was contained in a statement signed by Gobna James.         Information Officer Bogoro LGA made available to our correspondent on Sunday in Bauchi

He said Hon. Habila also visited five other injured persons at the Bogoro General Hospital who sustained various degrees of injuries during the accident.

James said, the chairman while speaking at the condolence visit in Gwarangah today, the Executive Chairman said he received the news of the death of the four young persons with rude shock.

He said Habila expressed sadness over the incident which robbed the community of the young men and urged the families to consider it as their destiny.

He said the deceased were able bodied young men who were contributing their efforts to the development of the area and state in general.

 According to him, death was a necessity for all mortals and that Christians were enjoined to be ready as it would come at any time.

On his part  the hamlet head of Gwarangah Gungu, Chief Dadi Nabasu, expressed sadness over the loss, describing it as a setback to the community.

 Chief Nabasu thanked the Chairman for the condolence, it would comfort the entire Gwarangah community and the families in particular.

 Parents and relatives of the victims of the crash said they were shocked by the receipt of the sad news, however, they expressed belief that it was the will of God.

The accident occurred at Bar Arewa village of the Local Government Area when the victims and the injured were returning from the Zaar cultural festivities known as Lemb Zaar which was held at Tafawa Balewa town.