A wedding meant to be a joyful celebration turned into a heartbreaking tragedy in Boto, Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area of Bauchi State, as the groom, Abba Musa, and the bride’s elder sister, Maryam Suleiman, lost their lives in a fatal accident just 30 minutes before the ceremony.
Eyewitnesses revealed that the victims were traveling from Murno, a village five kilometers away from Boto, when the crash occurred, sending shockwaves through the community.
A grief-stricken Saminu Boto, the groom’s brother, described the incident as one of the saddest moments in the town’s history.
👉 “It’s an unimaginable loss. The entire community is in mourning. Abba was a kind-hearted and ambitious young man, looking forward to starting a new life with his bride. Maryam was a devoted sister who played a major role in organizing the wedding,” he said.
The devastating turn of events left the bride, Raihanatu Suleiman, inconsolable, struggling to process the double loss on what was meant to be the happiest day of her life.
Both victims were laid to rest according to Islamic rites, as the entire town remains in deep mourning.
