Following Saturday’s terrible traffic accident that killed 22 Kano athletes, the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has conveyed its condolences.
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The disaster happened while the Kano sportsmen and officials were making their way back home from the National Sports Festival in Ogun State, which had just ended. Tragically, their bus careened off a bridge, injuring and killing several.
This accident is a loss to Kano State and the entire sports community in Nigeria, according to a statement signed by AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, the NGF Chairman and Governor of Kwara State.
In a statement, the company offered its sympathies to the athletes’ families, the state administration, and the whole sporting community in Nigeria and Kano State. Our deepest condolences go out to the Athletes’ families. May Allah grant them peace at this tragic time.”