Bauchi Local govt chairman dies in fatal accident three months after election

The executive chairman of Zaki Local Government Area of Bauchi State, Mallam Masud Aliyu Umar, has died in a fatal road accident at Konkiyal village in Darazo Local Government Area of the state on Sunday, November 1, while returning from a political meeting in Bauchi, barely three months after his election.

The late chairman was returning to Zaki Local Government Area after attending a critical stakeholders’ meeting of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), convened by the party earlier on Sunday in Bauchi, when the unfortunate incident occurred.

The deceased was elected chairman of Zaki Local Government Area on August 17, 2026, alongside the chairpersons of the other 19 local government areas in the state.

Before his election, he served as director-general of the Bauchi State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA).

The funeral prayer for the deceased has been slated for Monday, November 2, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. at the Palace of the District Head, Mur Mur, Zaki Local Government Area, Bauchi State.

May his soul rest in peace, Amen.