It is a black weekend for the Niger Delta region as an accident has claimed a former acting managing director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Pastor Power Aginighan, his son, Tammy, and his security aide in Bayelsa state.
The Punch reports that Aginighan and the two others died at the Mbiama section of the East-West road, Bayelsa state, on Friday, August 31.
According to the report, they all died on the spot.
Until his death, the former NDDC boss was one of the leaders of the Delta state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC). He was also said to be the leader of the Delta Ijaw APC.
The report quoted sources in the state including the treasurer of the APC, Ebiakpo Ezebiri, as confirming the development.
However, the identity of the police escort, and the time the incident occurred could not be confirmed.
The report said the vehicle they were travelling in was crushed by a truck on their way to Port Harcourt, Rivers state, which burst into flames burning them beyond recognition.
It was learnt that Aginighan had returned to Delta state on Thursday, August 30, to host one of the leading aspirants on the platform of the APC, Prof Pat Utomi, and was returning home when the incident took place.
“We were together on Thursday (August 30) when we hosted Professor Utomi.
“People were trying to reach him yesterday to get his attention on some matters, but he was unreachable, nobody knew he was dead.
“The accident happened during the day, but since they had been burnt beyond recognition, nobody could have known who was involved. He was in the vehicle with his son and his police escort when the accident happened just after the Mbiama bridge.
“Some of our people have already gone to the scene of the accident to retrieve the bodies. We are in mourning, this is very painful,” one of the sources said.
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