Former Kaduna Governor Loses Son In Road Accident

• A family source privy to the development disclosed that Faisal died in an auto crash along Kaduna-Zaria highway on Saturday evening

Faisal Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi has died in a fatal road accident in Kaduna State.

The deceased was the son of former Kaduna state governor, Mohammed Makarfi.

A family source privy to the development disclosed that Faisal died in an auto crash along Kaduna-Zaria highway on Saturday evening.

“The accident occurred along the Kaduna-Zaria highway this evening. He was taken to an undisclosed hospital where he was declared dead. His father was at the hospital; his corpse has been conveyed home for burial arrangements.” Daily Trust quoted the source as saying

Faisal, a civil engineer by training, attended Kaduna International School and then proceeded to Adesoye College, Offa, Kwara State for his secondary education. He attended the University of Greenwich, London, for undergraduate and master’s degree and enrolled for PhD at the same institution.

This is the second time in the space of 48 hours that a prominent Nigerian will lose a child.

On Friday, Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), lost Fatima, his 23-year-old daughter.

She died in Abuja after a brief illness, and was buried in accordance with Islamic rites.