Trailer Crushes Former Kano Governor’s Aide Dan Sani
Sani Muhammad Hotoro, otherwise known as Dan Sani and former Senior Special Assistant on Cooperative Groups to Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, has been killed after a trailer crushed him.
The cause of the accident is currently under investigation by local authorities and the victim’s relatives.
Early news circulating political WhatsApp channels in Kano suggest he was crossing or standing close to a roadway when he was hit by the heavy vehicle.
Emergency responders later confirmed he had died at the scene.
The news of his death quickly spread through private political WhatsApp groups and ex-coworkers who had worked with him in the past as a governor’s aide.
His colleagues fondly described him as an approachable aide who handled cooperative and grassroots mobilisation issues.
Governor Yusuf’s media managers have yet to issue a formal statement, but private condolences have been extended to his family.
The tragedy has left a gloomy feeling in the heart of many Kano political people who interacted with him on a frequent basis.
Heavy duty traffic related accidents are a frequent occurrence on some northern roads and the tragedy has once more triggered hushed calls for improved road surveillance.
Family members are currently making final arrangements for his Islamic burial rites.
His colleagues and people who interacted with him in his professional capacity are discussing his life in private until the police investigation report on the circumstances of his death is released.
For now, the tragedy has turned every Kano political person’s mind towards the circumstances of this fatal accident as his family, former colleagues and members of the Kano political community mourn the loss of one of their own.
