SP Mustapha Garba Gumau, a police officer and intending groom, has been killed in an auto crash that occurred less than an hour before his wedding.
The late officer was said to be on his way from Gumau to Magaman-Gumau in Toro Local Government Area of Bauchi, for his wedding fatiha slated for 10 am on Saturday, 14 June, 2025, but died around 9 am when the vehicle conveying him and his friends crashed.
CSP Mohammed Ahmed Wakil, spokesperson of the Bauchi State Police Command, confirmed the incident in a statement.
Wakil said the officer and two others were confirmed dead in the hospital.
The statement said: “The Command is in mourning. SP Mustapha Garba was on his way to attend his own wedding when the unfortunate incident occurred. He was in the company of three friends in a Mercedes Benz.
“At Bargan Tsamiya, the vehicle lost control, veered off its lane, and had a head-on collision with an Opel Vectra coming from the opposite direction.
“Upon receiving the news, the state Commissioner of Police, CP Auwal Sani-Omolori, immediately directed the Divisional Police Officer of Toro Division to mobilise and evacuate the victims to Toro General Hospital.
“Sadly, a medical doctor at the hospital confirmed the groom and two others dead. Their bodies have been released to their families for burial.”
Source: Daily Trust.
