An auto crash at Kwanar Kawadata in Goronyo local government area of Sokoto state, has claimed 11 lives.
The 11 persons, who hail from Takakume village, were reported to be traveling to Lafiya, Nasarawa state, when the driver lost control while negotiating a sharp bend and skidded off the road killing himself and ten others.
Of the 11 passengers, seven are women and four men.
The chairman of Goronyo local government, Zakari Shinaka and the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Information, Ibrahim Adamu were among the government officials that attended the funeral at Takakume cemetery.
Condoling with the people of the town and families of the deceased, Shinaka prayed for the repose of the souls of the deceased and urged the families of the deceased to consider the accident as ordained by God.
He prayed Allah to give the families and relations of the deceased the fortitude to bear the loss.
