Thirteen journalists from various media organisations were involved in a road accident while covering the commissioning of projects by the North East Development Commission (NEDC) in Bauchi State. The incident occurred on Friday during a project inspection tour led by the Minister of State for Regional Development, Alhaji Uba Maigari Ahmadu.
The accident took place along the Yashi-Yelwan Duguri Road in Alkaleri Local Government Area, shortly after the delegation commissioned a Government Secondary School project in Yelwan Duguri. The journalists sustained varying degrees of injuries and were initially treated at Yelwan Duguri Hospital before being transferred to ATBU Teaching Hospital for further medical attention.
The injured journalists represent media outlets including Channels Television, NAN, AIT, NTA, Arise, and other members of the Correspondents’ Chapel covering the event.
The delegation included the Minister of State for Regional Development, the Chairman and Managing Director of NEDC, the Deputy Governor of Bauchi State, and other government officials. The incident has raised concerns about the safety of media personnel during official project inspections.
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