By ismail Auwal
A member of the House of Representatives, Haruna Maitala, is dead.
A family member confirmed his death Saturday morning.
He died in a road accident alongside his son, driver and security aide, who were all in the vehicle on Bade-Gitata road on his way to Jos, Friday night
The cause of the accident is unclear at this time. The spokesperson of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Bisi Kareem, did not respond to phone calls and text messages when contacted.
Until his death, the first term lawmaker represented Jos North/Bassa federal constituency of Plateau State.
He replaced Suleiman Kwande whom he defeated in his part primary election in 2018.
Mr Maitala is the third federal lawmaker to die this year.
