Nigeria’s Minister of State for Labour and Productivity, Mr. James Ocholi (SAN), and his son have died following a car crash along the Kaduna-Abuja highway on Sunday afternoon.

The Street Reporters gathered that the duo died at the scene of the crash, while the his wife, Mrs. Ocholi died at Doka Hospital, whe was in coma since the accident near Rijana, along the Kaduna-Abuja Road.

The driver was said to be in critical condition in a hospital.

Eye witness said the minister’s car had a burst tyre after which it somersaulted several times.

‎However, a spokesperson to President Muhammadu Buhari, said the presidency has been briefed.

Ocholi was a representative of Kogi State in President Buhari’s federal cabinet.

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said on Sunday that the remains of the late Minister has been deposited at the morgue of the National Hospital, Abuja.

Bisi Kazeem, the spokesperson of FRSC, confirmed to the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja that the corpse of the minister was taken to the hospital along with two other casualties.

Mr. Kazeem also confirmed that the deceased lost their lives in a crash that occurred at Kilometre 57, along Kaduna-Abuja highway on Sunday.

“The minister and two other occupants died eventually, while four people were injured,” he said.

The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, confirmed this in a Facebook post.

“It is with great sadness that the Kaduna State Ministry of Health and Human Services further announces the death of Mrs. Ocholi at Doka Hospital, who was in coma since the accident near Rijana, along the Kaduna-Abuja Road.

“Earlier, the death of Minister Ocholi and his son were announced. May their souls rest in perfect peace, Amen,” the governor wrote.

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