Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, over the weekend visited the wife, children and family of Ali Gomina, his escort rider, who died in an auto accident, en route Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Friday, March 13.
Laolu Akande, Osinbajo’s aide, shared emotional footage of the vice president with the wife and children of the late policeman.
According to Akande, Gomina died after a “runaway Camry ran into him, knocking him and throwing him down against a moving tanker way ahead of the convoy on the expressway to the airport in Abuja.”
Akande had earlier announced the death of the escort rider on Friday in a statement.
The statement read: “With grief in our hearts, we announce the death of one of the police escort riders on the vice president’s convoy, Inspector Ali Gomina, aged 45, who was involved in a road accident while on official duty today.
“The accident occurred on the road to the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport. The vice president, who is greatly saddened by this occurrence, has aborted the scheduled trip.
“The vice president described Gomina as a diligent, hardworking and serious-minded officer who will be greatly missed by the team. He is survived by his wife, children and relatives. May his soul rest in peace.”
