At least eight persons died in an auto crash along Hadejia-Kano road in Kaugama local government area of Jigawa on Sunday evening.
The spokesman of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in the state, Mr. Adamu Abdullahi, told the reporters that the accident involved a car and a jeep.
“Our men were returning from Hadejia when the accidents happened and they assisted in rescuing survivors and took the dead victims to a nearby hospital,’’ Abdullahi said.