Alhaji Musa Baba and his wife, Fatima Baba, were fatally struck by a car while on their way to the farm on a motorcycle in the Abaji Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The accident occurred around 3 pm near the Abaji General Hospital junction. According to a witness, a Mercedes Benz traveling from the Gwagwalada axis ran over the couple. “The man died on the spot while his wife passed away at the hospital where she was rushed to,” the witness reported.
Officials from the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) quickly responded to the scene and transported the bodies to the hospital. Funeral prayers for the couple were later held at the Abaji Science Primary School football pitch, led by Malam Ishaq Baba Tsana, Deputy Imam of Abaji Central Mosque.
In the wake of this tragic accident, residents of Abaji are urging the Federal Ministry of Works to construct an overhead bridge or interchange to prevent further accidents and loss of lives in the area.
