General John Nanzip Shagaya, a former Senator, who represented Plateau South in the Sixth Senate, between 2007 and 2011, is dead. Shagaya died in a car crash in Plateau State yesterday.
He was also, a former ECOMOG Peace keeping Commander, as well as former Internal Affairs Minister.
It was gathered that the accident which claimed his life, occurred at about 3:30pm, on his way to his hometown, Langtang North Local Government Area of the state, along Kanke Local Government Area, from Jos, in Plateau State.
It was also gathered that Shagaya was traveling to the village, in his Prado Jeep and the car lost control and somersaulted into the bush.
His remains has been conveyed to an undisclosed hospital in Jos, the state capital.
President Muhammadu Buhari recently appointed Shagaya chairman of the National Institute for Policy and Strategy Studies (NIPSS).
