Two children of former Bauchi Deputy Governor die in fatal auto crash

The former Deputy Governor of Bauchi State, Senator Baba Tela, is currently experiencing grief owing to the loss of his two offspring who lost their lives through a fatal road accident.

According to reports, the two youths died on Saturday after the car carrying them collided in an accident that occurred along the Bauchi-Azare road while traveling back home from Azare, which is the headquarters of Katagum Local Government Area.

It is believed that they both died instantly as a result of the impact sustained in the accident.

Their corpses were taken to a hospital in Bauchi where doctors confirmed their deaths.

Commenting on the sad incident, the Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed, expressed his sadness and sympathized with Senator Tela and his family.

As quoted in a statement signed by the Governor’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mukhtar Gidado, Governor Mohammed said that the death was very heart-wrenching because it did not just affect the Tela family but the whole Bauchi State as well.

The untimely demise of the two children had brought a feeling of sorrow to all in the state, adding that there were no words that could help ease the family of their pain.

Governor Mohammed sought forgiveness from Almighty Allah for any fault that the dead had made, and he asked Allah to give eternal peace in Aljannatul Firdaus to the two souls and give the bereaved family the strength to endure the loss.

As per the statement, the funeral prayer of Mustapha and Ummi will take place at the Emir’s palace, Bauchi, on Sunday, July 5, 2026.