By ABEL DANIEL

The Emir of Lafia,  who also doubles  as the Chairman, Nasarawa State Traditional Council, Alhaji Isah Mustapha Agwai, yesterday lost four of his palace guards in a ghastly motor accident.

The accident occurred at Tilde Fulani, Toro Local Government Area of Bauchi State.

The sad event happened in the morning when the Emir was on his way to Bauchi to condole with Governor Isah Yuguda of Bauchi State who lost his mother last week.

Ajiyan Sarkin Lafia, who spoke to newsmen in Lafia, the state capital, explained that the four guards died when their Sharon SUV car collided with an incoming vehicle.

He said that the four guards – Gambo Isah, Mohammed Umar, Sani Umar and Mohammed Yakubu – died on the spot while a fifth occupant in the car is in a critical but stable condition in the hospital.

Alhaji  Abdullahi said that the palace guards have since been buried in Lafia, according to Islamic rites, yesterday.