Two persons have died in an accident involving the convoy of Sokoto State Deputy Governor, Muhammad Idris Gobir.

The victims – a policeman and a photographer – were in the deputy governor’s entourage when returning to the state capital after an official trip to Sabon Birni.

The Sokoto State Police Command in a statement by the Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Rufai, said the accident involved a pilot vehicle in the convoy.

According to him, other persons who sustained injuries from the incident were receiving treatment at the Usmanu Danfodio University Teaching Hospital in Sokoto metropolis.