Thursday, July 16, 2026 -A yet-to-be-identified hit-and-run driver has k!lled a 500-level student of the Federal University of Health Sciences, Azare, Bauchi State, Rebecca Kambai.
A family source disclosed that the 19-year-old student had
just returned home from school for the holidays when she met her untimely d3ath
in the fatal crash, which occurred on Tuesday evening, July 14, 2026.
According to the source, Rebecca had forgotten some of her
belongings at school and arranged with her friends, who sent them to her from
Azare.
It was further disclosed that when the driver conveying the
items arrived at the Bauchi motor park near Awala Hotel, he called Rebecca to
collect them, and one of her brothers took her there on a motorcycle.
After collecting the items and while on their way back home,
Rebecca chose to ride the motorcycle. On reaching the Police Officers’ Mess
along the Bauchi-Jos Road, just as they were about to turn into their
neighbourhood in the New GRA, a Sharon minibus hit the motorcycle.
Rebecca was said to have struck her head on the road
surface, sustaining a fractured skull that led to her death on the spot, while
her brother sustained injuries.
A First Information Report (FIR) on the road traffic crash
issued by the RS12.1 Bauchi Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps
(FRSC) indicated that the crash occurred at 5:15 p.m.
The incident was reported at 5:20 p.m., while FRSC personnel
arrived at the scene at 5:30 p.m., recording a response time of 10
minutes.
The crash occurred along the Bauchi-Jos Road in front of the
Police Officers’ Mess.
The crash involved a Jincheng motorcycle with registration
number TFB-38-QB, which was being used for private purposes.
According to the FIR, two persons, one adult male and one
adult female, were involved in the crash.
The male sustained injuries, while the female died.
Items recovered from the scene included one motorcycle, one
women’s hair stretcher and one pair of shoes.
The injured victim was evacuated to the Abubakar Tafawa
Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH) for medical attention, while the
remains of the deceased were deposited in the hospital’s mortuary. The rescue
operation was led by MI III CT Galadima.
Reacting to the incident, Rebecca’s mother, Mrs Doris
Kambai, said, “I am the mother of Rebecca, whom we just lost yesterday. It is
truly a time of grief for the whole family. My daughter, my last baby, will be
greatly missed.
"She was actually my favourite, and the siblings even
know that. She took after me in so many ways, and I have been so proud of her.
She was such an intelligent and brilliant girl. Her coming into my life was
truly a blessing.
"Ever since she came into my life, so many things
changed, and for that I am so grateful. Well, there is nothing we can do about
it. God gives and He has taken away. May His name be forever praised.”
The grieving mother further said, “I want to appreciate
everyone who has rallied around me throughout this period of grief. I lack
words to express my gratitude. It is my prayer that the Lord will reward each
one of them at the point of their needs. In their own days of sorrow, may they
meet people who will stand by them and comfort them. I am so grateful. Thank
you so much."
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