Popular Sokoto female journalist and advocate of girl child education, Aisha Maina, has died in a stampede.
Until her death, Mrs Maina was the Special Adviser to Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state on female education. She was his media aide before her last appointment.
She died in a stampede that occurred during
Presidential rally of the People Democratic
Party (PDP) which took place in Sokoto state on Tuesday, January 31.
Sources familiar with the sad news said Mrs Maina “was caught ina stampede that occurred at the exit gate
of Giginya Stadium, the venue of the rally.”
An online news platform quoted the Chairman of Forum of Special Advisers,
Ibrahim Magaji Gusau, confirming Maina’s death.
Mr. Gusau said the deceased was was rushed to the
Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto for treatment after the stampede where she eventually passed away.
Details of the nature of injury that led to her death has not been made public.
Magaji described his colleague as “hardworking and
energetic; we were together a night before the rally and we were putting finishing touches to some of the items for the event.”
The deceased politician was the former chairperson of the
National Woman Journalists Association of Nigeria (NAWOJ), Sokoto state chapter.
She was also the former Special Adviser to
Governor Aminu Tambuwal on New Media before being moved to Female Education
Board.
She is survived by three children and aged parents.
How she died
A motorcyclist fell down from his bike at the exit way of the stadium and that caused a
serious stampede, with people falling upon one another and she happened to be there.
“She died few minutes after her admission.
Even during the rally, we were together, not
knowing that would be our last meeting,” Mr Gusau said.
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