The intending groom was on his way to his wedding venue when the car conveying him and three friends collided head-on with another vehicle.
A joyful day turned tragic on Saturday morning when a senior police officer, Superintendent Mustapha Garba Gumau, lost his life in a car crash, less than an hour before he was to wed.
The heartbreaking incident happened around 9 am along the Gumau-Magama Gumau road in Toro Local Government Area of Bauchi State.
The intending groom was on his way to his wedding venue when the car conveying him and three friends collided head-on with another vehicle.
Confirming the incident, the spokesperson of the Bauchi State Police Command, CSP Mohammed Ahmed Wakil, said the officer and two others were confirmed dead at Toro General Hospital.