Nigerian governor unconscious after plane crash

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The Governor of Taraba State, Dambaba Fulani Suntai has  crashed his private jet into a bush in Adamawa.He was said to be flying the jet himself when the incident happened Thursday.I

Initial reports said he did not survive the crash.However, his chief press secretary, Alhassan Mijinyawa, told journalists that the governor is unconscious and is receiving treatment in the hospital, while one of his aides died.The incident happened at about 7.30pm between the NNPC depot and Yola town.

It was not certain what caused the crash which also involved two of his security aides.Officials of the Federal  Airports Authority of Nigeria were reportedly heading for the crash site at the time of filing this report.When one of the governor’s closest friends, Alhaji Aliu Umar was contacted, he told PMNews that he called two of the governor’s lines but they were all switched off.