Taraba State Chairman of Christian Association of Nigeria, (CAN) was crushed to death by a truck said to be transporting sugar.
The incident occurred along Jalingo-Yola Expressway
Ubeh was reportedly died instantly after he was crushed by the truck.
Eye witnesses said the incident occurred in Zing community along the expressway in the morning hours of Sunday, March 25, 2018.
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“We parked to buy drugs and the CAN chairman came out and stood at the back of the vehicle (a Toyota Hilux van) we were traveling in when, suddenly, a truck came from behind and crushed him.
“I am still in shock over the incident; but I have come to terms with the fact that God knows best,†he said.
Gambo said the state governor, Darius Ishaku, immediately sent a delegation to Zing who helped to evacuate the corpse to Jalingo; and it has since been deposited in the morgue of the state specialist hospital.
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Rev. Ubeh was elected CAN chairman for Taraba State in 2016 and is the General Overseer of Army of God Glorious Ministries.
At the time of filing this report, there was no official reaction from the family, as the family was said to be holding meeting with church officials.
Meanwhile, the owner of the truck is yet to be identified. Also, there was no plate number on the vehicle but an inscription of BT 0104 on its front side.
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