{
  "id": 15542791,
  "title": "Last moments of Shettima Muhammad Kashim",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/last-moments-of-shettima-muhammad-kashim",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T01:27:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/last-moments-of-shettima-muhammad-kashim/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Architect Shettima Muhammad Kashim, son of Sir Kashim Ibrahim, the first indigenous governor of Nigeria's defunct Northern Region, passed away in a road accident in Abuja. The 67-year-old architect died on Friday, October 16, following a book launch that examined President Bola Tinubu's administration. His funeral rites were held at Gudu Cemetery in Abuja on Saturday, in accordance with Islamic traditions, after prayers at the National Mosque where Vice President Kashim Shettima also attended. According to friends, Kashim was struck by a stationary truck in the Asokoro area of Abuja, sustaining fatal head injuries.",
  "summary": "Architect Shettima Muhammad Kashim, son of the late Sir Kashim Ibrahim, the first indigenous governor of the defunct Northern Region, has died in a road accident in Abuja. Shettima, 67, reportedly died on Friday, October 16, hours after attending a book launch examining President Bola Tinubu’s administration. His remains were buried at Gudu Cemetery, Abuja […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}