Eight staff of the Yobe College of Education, Gashua died on Saturday in an auto accident along the Bayamari-Dapchi federal highway, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.
NAN gathered that the eight non-academic staff, including the driver, were travelling from Gashua to Damaturu in the college bus to attend a promotion examination.
The survivors of the accident said the vehicle had a burst tyre, which forced it to somersault several times; killing eight people while five others sustained injuries.
The provost of the college, Muhammad Gishiwari, who confirmed the accident, said it was a huge loss to the college.
Meanwhile, Governor Ibrahim Gaidam of Yobe has described the death of the staff as a great loss to the state, their families and the country.
Gaidam prayed for the repose of the departed souls and a quick recovery for the injured people.
