Six band members of a popular Ijaw musician, Chief Barrister Smooth a.k.a the Paddle of Niger Delta, died in a crash that occurred along the Kogi – Abuja road on Sunday.
YourCitiNews gathered that the ill-fated vehicle conveying the popular band was engaged to play at the swearing-in reception of National Assembly members in Abuja on Tuesday.
The band members boarded a train from Warri to Itakpe in Kogi State and were on their way to Abuja when one of the Toyota Sienna cars in which they were travelling had a collision with a fuel tanker, killing them at the accident spot.
Names of some of the deceased given include Chief Joseph Ekeremieye (alias Egberiegbolo-emi), Ikesima Brown (also known as the Niger Delta Queen of Highlife Music), Ebis Awiki, Tuku Eniebi (keyboardist), Sololo and others.
Barrister Smooth was not involved in the crash.
