Truck crushes Taraba CAN chair to death

The Taraba State Vice - Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria , Apostle John Aina , on Sunday confirmed the death of the state CAN Chairman , Rev. Dr . Ben Ubeh , in a motor accident along the Zing -Yola Road .

Ubeh died in the early hours of Sunday while on his way to Yola for an official engagement .
An eyewitness who was travelling with the CAN Chairman , Rev . Peter Gambo , told our correspondent that the incident happened when they parked to buy some items in Zing town on their way to Yola, Adamawa State .
Gambo , who is the state chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress , explained that he ( Gambo ) was not feeling fine and that when they got to Zing , they parked for him to get some drugs when the accident happened .
“ We parked to buy drugs and the CAN chairman too came out and stood at the back of our vehicle ( a Toyota Hilux van) we were travelling in when suddenly a truck came from behind and crushed him .
“ I am still in shock over the incident, but I have come to terms with the fact that God knows best ,” he said.
Gambo said Governor Darius Ishaku immediately sent a delegation to Zing who helped him to evacuate the corpse to Jalingo . The corpse , he added , had been deposited in the morgue of the state Specialist Hospital .
Rev. Ubeh was elected the CAN Chairman of Taraba State in 2016 and is the General Overseer of Army of God Glorious Ministries .
As of the time of filling this report, there was no official reaction from the family as they were said to be holding a meeting with church officials over his burial arrangement .