This is very sad. A school bus carrying some students and academic staff From Government Day Secondary School in Misau, Bauchi state – had an accident on their Way to Kano for excursion at Arewa24 TV station. According to a report by Abdulhadi Garban Malam, almost all the students and teachers lost their lives – with many seriously injured.

According to police reports, at least 22 secondary school students died on Tuesday in the road accident which happened in Gaya local government area of Kano state.

The Kano command of the Nigeria police confirmed the accident, saying its operatives were at the scene trying to “calm the situation”.

The accident, which occurred at about 11.00 a.m., involved a truck and a bus conveying the students from Misau local government, Bauchi.

The students were going on an excursion at a radio station.

Musa Majiya, the police spokesman said the police was ”taking care of the situation.”