Bauchi Commissioner killed in auto accident

The Bauchi State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Ahmed Aliyu Jalam, has died in a car accident.

He was aged 60.

Jalam died immediately in the ghastly auto crash which occurred along Bauchi-Misau Road on Saturday.

Governor Bala Mohammed confirmed Jalam’s death in a statement issued on Sunday by his special adviser on media and publicity, Mukhtar Gidado.

“It is with profound sadness and a heavy heart that we announce the sudden death of the Honourable Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Bauchi State, Hon. Ahmed Aliyu Jalam (Maikankana), who died as a result of a ghastly motor accident on Saturday, 1st June 2024.

“His demise is deeply felt by His Excellency, Governor Bala Mohammed, his cabinet colleagues, friends, family, and the countless individuals whose lives he touched during his lifetime,” the statement reads.

Mohammed extended his deepest condolences to Jalam’s family and the entire state, praying that Almighty Allah forgives Jalam’s shortcomings and grants him Aljanna Firdaus.

Jalam served as Commissioner for Religious Affairs in 2019 and was reappointed as a Commissioner in 2023, serving under the Ministry for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs until his death.

Fondly called Maikankana, he also served as a councilor in 1999, caretaker chairman in 2007, executive chairman in 2008, and again as a caretaker chairman in Dambam LGA.

Jalam will be buried today in his hometown, Jalam, Dambam LGA of the state, at 11:00 am.