A cameraman with Channels Television, Kani Ben, has died following injuries he sustained in a ghastly road accident in Bauchi State on Febru...
A cameraman with Channels Television, Kani Ben, has died following injuries he sustained in a ghastly road accident in Bauchi State on February 6.
He passed away at about 4:00 a.m. on
Sunday at the ICU of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital,
Bauchi. He is survived by his wife and two children.
Late Kani Ben, a native of Yola,
Adamawa State, was a cameraman with Channels Television in Bauchi State.
The accident occurred on Friday,
February 6, 2026, during an official assignment, along the Yashi-Yelwan Duguri
Road in Alkaleri Local Government Area of Bauchi State.
At least 13 journalists from various
media organisations were involved in the crash while covering the commissioning
of projects executed by the North-East Development Commission (NEDC) in the
state.
The journalists were part of an NEDC
delegation led by the Minister of State for Regional Development, Alhaji Uba
Maigari Ahmadu, for the commissioning and handover of completed projects to the
Bauchi State Government. Other members of the delegation included the Chairman
and Managing Director of the Commission, the deputy governor of Bauchi State,
and other government officials.
The delegation had earlier
commissioned a Government Secondary School project in Yelwan Duguri before the
tragic incident occurred.
According to our correspondent, the
accident happened when the driver of the vehicle conveying the journalists
attempted to overtake a convoy. The vehicle veered off the road and tumbled
several times, throwing occupants out.
Several journalists sustained
varying degrees of injuries, including head injuries, bruises, and compound
fractures.
Kani Ben, who was seated in the
front seat of the vehicle, suffered severe spinal cord injuries. He underwent
surgery a day after the accident but later died while receiving medical
attention.
While some of the injured
journalists have recovered and had been discharged, four others remained
hospitalised presently as at press time.
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