Plateau state lawmaker and his son get buried in Jos

It was earlier reported that a popular lawmaker from Plateau state, Jos, Honourable Haruna Maitala, his son and his aides had died in a fatal car accident. Yesterday evening, they were laid to rest in Jos, Plateau state.

A member of the House of Representatives representing Bassa/Jo’s North Federal Constituency of Plateau State, Honourable Haruna Maitala and three others on Friday died in fatal motor accident along Abuja-Jos highway.

Tribune Online gathered the man left Abuja at about 2:00 p.m. along with some of his aides in anticipation of arriving Jos to prepare for the wedding of his son slated for Saturday by 1:00 p.m.

It was further gathered that the incident occurred at Barde close to Keffi in Nasarawa State when the vehicle they were travelling in ran into a pothole and skidded of the road before hitting a tree.

Tribune Online learnt that the lawmaker and his son, Jafaru Maitala, who was a student of University of Abuja, died on the spot while a policeman attached to him, Danladi Wase and and driver of the vehicle whose name could not be confirmed, later died at Kwoi General hospital.