Wife of Bayelsa SSG and 19 other women perish In auto accident after visiting Patience Jonathan

Shortly after paying the Nigerian first lady, Dame Patience Jonathan a visit on the 13th of February, about 20 women from Bayelsa State were reportedly burnt to death in a multiple vehicle accident.

It was learnt that the women paid a solidarity visit to the first lady in Okirika where they spent two days.

The accident occurred at Ahoada, in Rivers State and involved a Toyota Sienna car, an SUV and a bus with the inscription, Peoples Democratic Party Women Initiative.
An eyewitness told The Nation Newspaper that, “the affected women were traveling in the bus which went up in flames. They were burnt to ashes. Only one of the women was rescued.”
The Bayelsa State Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Mr. Vincent Jack confirmed the accident.
He, however, said only nine persons burnt to death, two died without being burnt while many others were rushed to Madonna Clinic in the area.