Gen.John Shagaya, a former senator, representing Plateau Southern Zone, has died following a ghastly motor accident on his way to his hometown, Langtang.
Shagaya was an erstwhile Senator who represented Plateau South in the National Assembly from 2007 – 2011.
Shagaya was also a former ECOMOG Peacekeeping Commander in Liberia and a former Minister of Interior, under General Ibrahim Babangida’s regime.
According to family sources, he died after a ghastly motor accident along Langtang Road, in southern plateau.
The former Senator was recently appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari to head the board of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS).
Dan Dandur, a former chairman, in Langtang North Local Government in Plateau, who confirmed the death to the News Agency of Nigeria, said Mr. Shagaya, a retired army general, was said to have been returning from his country home in Langtang on his way to Jos when the accident occurred.
The wrecked vehicle
