A tragic road accident along the Abuja–Kaduna highway has claimed the life of a senior military officer, Major A.M. Abubakar, in yet another painful reminder of how deadly that route has become for travellers.
The fatal crash reportedly happened on Saturday, March 28, at Azara village near Jere in Kagarko Local Government Area of Kaduna State. According to available reports, the accident involved a commercial Sharon bus carrying passengers and a truck belonging to BUA Cement. Major Abubakar, who was said to be a student of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, was travelling in the commercial vehicle when the collision occurred.
The impact of the crash was said to be severe, and sadly, the officer died on the spot. Other passengers in the bus reportedly escaped with minor injuries and were treated, but for the military community and his loved ones, the loss of Major Abubakar has now turned what should have been an ordinary journey into a heartbreaking moment.
His remains have since been deposited at the 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital in Kaduna, where his personal belongings were also handed over to his family after they arrived. That small but painful detail adds to the human side of the tragedy — the sudden shift from expecting a loved one to arrive safely, to receiving their belongings at a hospital instead.
As of the time this report was filed, authorities had not officially stated the exact cause of the accident. But beyond the immediate facts, this is another grim incident on a road that has too often made headlines for all the wrong reasons. For many Nigerians, especially frequent travellers, the Abuja–Kaduna highway has become a corridor of anxiety where every trip now carries an unspoken fear.
For Major Abubakar’s family, colleagues and fellow officers, this is not just another accident report. It is a painful loss of a man in service, whose journey ended far too suddenly.