Nigeria’s former president, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, has reportedly escaped death on Wednesday after a vehicle in his convoy was involved in a ghastly accident.

Two persons were said to have died in the accident which occurred around the Bill Clinton Drive area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) around 4:30 pm and two others who were police officers were seriously injured.

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According to The PUNCH, one of the vehicles over sped and rammed into another.

The former president was coming from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) to his residence in Abuja when the accident happened.

It was further gathered that the former president was unhurt while those injured were rushed to the National hospital.

When contacted, the Federal Road Safety Commission Corps Public Education Officer, Bisi Kazeem, confirmed the incident.

Kazeem said, “It was his convoy. Nothing happened to him and his car is not involved in the accident. The vehicles in his convoy had a bash and two died, two are at the national hospital and are recuperating. Seven cars were however involved in the accident.”

The Public Relations Officers (PRO) of the National hospital in Abuja, Tayo Haastrup, also confirmed the incident.

He said, “The former president was not involved it was one of the convoys. We have two of them and they are stable.”

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