Former President Goodluck Jonathan was involved in a car accident while leaving the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja on Wednesday evening.
The accident unfortunately resulted in the death of two officers attached to the former President.
In a statement by his Special Adviser (Media and Publicity), Ikechukwu Eze, Goodluck Jonathan described the incident as painful and heart-rending.
He added that two other officers who sustained injuries are currently responding to treatments at the hospital. Speaking on the deceased, Inspectors Ibrahim Abazi and Yakubu Toma, he described them as fine officers, who were dedicated to their duties and service to the nation.
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The former President also sent condolences to the families of the bereaved and the police high command. He ended the statement praying to God to grant the souls of the departed eternal rest and bless their families and the nation with the fortitude to bear the loss.