Report said an accident involving Governor Hyacinth Alia’s convoy at Ihugh town in Vandeikya Local Government Area of Benue State has cost a man his life.
According to the account making the rounds, two separate accidents occurred on Sunday near Ihugh market in Vandeikya, the hometown of Governor Alia.
The first it was said, happened while the governor was heading to his community for the Christmas holidays, and in the process a vehicle in his convoy allegedly rammed into a man, leading to the victim’s death on the spot.
It was further said that on the return trip to Makurdi, the governor’s convoy involved in another accident at the same Ihugh area in which it injured several people.
However, contrary to the report, Solomon Iorpev, Technical Adviser on Media, Publicity and Strategic Communication to Governor Alia, said there was no life lost in any of the accident.
“Governor Alia’s convoy did not kill a man. His convoy had already gone to the church. What happened was a vehicle that went on a mission somewhere and was on its way back. It wasn’t on the convoy. It was a single vehicle. There was no accident of the convoy anywhere.
“For instance, there are 17 cars on the governor’s convoy and about 15 had already gone ahead. One of the cars which went on a mission was coming back and had an accident. Was that a convoy?. It (accident) even happened in the night because of the dusty road and the driver didn’t see another vehicle coming ahead of him. That’s all,” the technical adviser stated.
