Woman and her four children lose their lives in Kaduna highway crash

A woman and her four children have lost their lives in a motor accident along the Jere–Kaduna Expressway. 

One Idris Abdulkarim confirmed the tragic incident in a Facebook post on Wednesday, November 11, 2026. 

According to him, the victims are wife and children of of Malam Abubakar, a police officer residing in Kayarda Central Ward, Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.

“With deep sorrow and a heavy heart, we announce the tragic loss of the wife and four children of Malam Abubakar, a police officer residing in Kayarda Central Ward, Kuje Area Council fct Abuja, who lost their lives in a fatal motor accident along the Jere–Kaduna Expressway,” he wrote 

"This is indeed a painful and heartbreaking loss. At this difficult moment, I appeal to everyone to remember Malam Abubakar and his family in our prayers.

"May Almighty Allah forgive their shortcomings, accept their souls, illuminate their graves, and grant them Jannatul Firdaus as their final abode.

“May Allah grant Malam Abubakar, his family, and everyone affected by this tragedy the strength, patience, and fortitude to bear this irreparable loss.”