Channels TV cameraman dies after Bauchi road crash

A cameraman with Channels Television, Kani Ben, has d!ed from spinal cord injuries he sustained in a ghastly road accident in Bauchi State.

The accident occurred on Friday, 6 February 2026, along the Yashi–Yelwan Duguri Road in Alkaleri Local Government Area of Bauchi State.

Ben passed away at about 4:00 a.m. on Sunday, February 15,  at Modular Theatre Complex of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBU-TH), Bauchi, where he had been receiving treatment.

He was among 13 journalists from various media organisations involved in the crash while covering the commissioning of projects by the North East Development Commission (NEDC) in the state.

The victims sustained varying degrees of injuries, including head injuries, bruises and compound fractures.

It happened shortly after a delegation led by the Minister of State for Regional Development, Alhaji Uba Maigari Ahmadu, commissioned and handed over a Government Secondary School in Yelwan Duguri.

Eyewitnesses said the vehicle conveying the journalists attempted to overtake a convoy when it veered off the road and somersaulted several times, throwing the occupants out.

Ben, who was seated in the front of the vehicle, suffered severe spinal cord injuries.

He underwent surgery a day after the crash but later d!ed while receiving treatment.

He is survived by his wife and two children.