late Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Mr. James Ocholi SAN

BEVERLY HILLS, March 06, (THEWILL) – Nigeria’s Minister of State for Labour and Productivity, Mr. James Ocholi (SAN), his wife (Blessing) and his son (Joshua), are dead following a car crash along the Kaduna-Abuja highway on Sunday afternoon, THEWILL can report.

Ocholi and his son died at the scene of the crash, while his wife who was in critical condition in a Doka Government Hospital in Kaduna, where she was transported to, died later on Sunday.

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Eye witness said the minister’s SUV, a Lexus (LX570) had a burst tyre and somersaulted several times.

THEWILL gathered that the driver of the vehicle and his ADC survived the crash and are receiving treatment for injuries sustained.

Ocholi was a representative of Kogi State in the federal cabinet.

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