Sutai died from a plane crash in Yola, Thursday, Vanguard can confirm
that he is alive but in critical condition.
Secretary to the Taraba State government confirmed that Suntai was one
of the survivors of an air crash in Yola Airport but however, said
the governor was in critical condition in a specialist hospital in the
Adamawa state capital.
Also, the Special Assistant to the Aviation Minister, Mr. Joe Obi,
issued a terse statement on the incident claiming that nobody died in
the air crash.
According to Obi, the incident involved a Cessna 208 aircraft marked
5N-BMJ with six persons on board.
The aircraft, which was piloted by the Taraba State Governor, Danbaba
Suntai, reportedly left Jalingo, the Taraba State capital at about 5:
20 pm, but lost contact with the Yola Control Tower 38 miles to
landing.
The spokesman said the pilot's attempt to raise the aircraft, failed.
Obi said search and rescue was immediately activated and the site of
the incident located with all the victims alive but with various
degrees of injuries.
-Vanguardngr.com