The Gory Accident that Claimed the Lives of Saboba District Officials
Two Saboba District Assembly officials, the District Coordinating Director, Zakariah Abdulai, and the Internal Auditor, Bakari Gan, were killed in a car accident while going from Tamale to Saboba on official business on the Tamale-Yendi road in the Northern Region. According to the information gathered so far, the vehicle in which they were traveling in collided with an incoming car. The collision occurred on Monday, August 14, in the afternoon. According to Mohammed Fugu of Graphic Online, the District Chief Executive, George Bingrini revealed that the deceased's bodies have been carried to their hometowns of Damongo and Bole for burial in accordance with Islamic custom. Meanwhile, images from the scene shows a completely mangled pick-up truck believed to the one in which the officers were traveling. Road accidents have been on the rise in recent months, with many high profile politicians being among some of the casualties.