Former Governor Ahmed Makarfi of Kaduna State has lost his son, Faisal, in a ghastly road accident on Saturday.
Until his death, he was a PhD student at the Greenwich University.
He died while travelling along the Kaduna – Zaria expressway Saturday evening, according to a family source.
“The accident occurred along the Kaduna-Zaria highway this evening. He was taken to an undisclosed hospital where he was declared dead. His father was at the hospital; his corpse has been conveyed home for burial arrangements,” said the source.
The deceased was a civil engineer by training and attended Kaduna International School before he proceeded to Adesoye College, Offa, Kwara State for his secondary education.
He was at the University of Greenwich, London, for undergraduate and Master’s degrees.