Vice President Kasim Shettima has expressed his sadness at the death of two students from Borno State University, BOSU, who were killed in a fatal road accident involving the school’s bus and a Dangote Cement truck.

The incident reportedly occurred on Wednesday, December 11, 2024.

The vice president’s spokesman, Stanley Nkwocha, made this statement on Thursday.

Commiserating with the victims’ families, Shettima said, “The loss of these bright, young lives is not just a loss for their families but a loss for Borno State and our nation.

“These graduates embodied hope, promise, and aspirations of a brighter future. Their untimely departure leaves an irreplaceable void.”

The Borno State Governor, Babagana Umar Zulum, also expressed sorrow over the auto accident that claimed the lives of the two students and left 16 critically injured along the Maiduguri-Damaturu Road.

Zulum said, “I extend my deepest sympathies to the families of the affected students, the management, staff, and students of Borno State University over this unfortunate incident.

“I am deeply touched by this tragic accident involving a students’ bus and a trailer, which occurred as the students were returning after completing their examinations.

“I have instructed the Ministry of Works to ensure the immediate completion of the trailer park. Once operational, trailers will no longer be permitted into the city centre, a move aimed at reducing intra-city road accidents within the metropolis,” the governor announced.

He further assured all that the state government is committed to taking “deliberate and decisive measures to prevent a recurrence of such a tragic incident.”