Six persons including the head of a family, his wife, three children and their house-maid died in an auto accident while fleeing from their residence in Damaturu, the Yobe State capital, because of Boko Haram’s attack.
The victims identified as members of Steven Offia’s family from Awhum in Udi Local Council, Enugu State, were reportedly crushed to death by a trailer while returning to their home town on Tuesday to escape another bloody attack by the dreaded Islamic sect.
The private car driven by the deceased Offia (the family head) was said to have collided with a trailer coming from the opposite direction at Otukpa in Benue State.
Offia, who was a panel beater and spare parts dealer in Yobe State, his wife Nneka, four children – three boys and one girl as well as their house maid were involved in the fatal auto crash.
However, only the second son of the family identified as Chibuzor survived the crash but he was said to be on danger list at a hospital in Otukpa.
A relation of the deceased family members, Mr. Ben Offia, who confirmed the incident on Thursday, said his brother decided to move members of his family back home following the continued killing of Igbo living in the state by Boko Haram.
”We were shocked to hear from the police on Wednesday that our brother and his family members perished in an accident that occurred within Otukpa in Benue State while fleeing the North on account of the violent attacks by Boko Haran,” he said.
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