25 die, others injured while celebrating Buhari’s victory

which greeted the victory of the President Elect
Gen Muhammadu Buhari in last Saturday's election.
According to reports, 4 of the victims died in Kano,
17 in Abuja, one in Benue while three died in
Kontagora, Niger state. Many of the victims in
Kano were crushed to death as car owners staged a
car racing competition after Buhari's victory was
announced. One of the victims, a staff of Etisalat
was crushed to death along the Uku end of Zaria
road in Kano.
Many of the victims died on the spot while others
died at the Mallam Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital,
Kano where they were rushed to for treatment.
In Makurdi, most of the youths besieged the road in
Wadata and North Bank area where they engaged in
acrobatic displays with their motorcycles. One of
them died in the process while two sustained
injuries.