The traditional ruler of the Onibuku community in Ado/Odo-Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State, Oba Abraham Bankole, has been crushed to death on Tuesday by a liquor-laden truck.
Lifestyle Nigeria reports that the monarch was said to have died in an accident on the Idi-Iroko expressway, close to Winners Chapel, Sango-Ota.
The incident was reported to have occurred when a moving truck with registration number EPE 252 XF, belonging to Rocket Jinja Liquorcrushed him while alighting from the tricycle popularly known as Keke Marwa.
According to an eyewitness who does not want to be mentioned, Oba Bankole died instantly after the truck hit the tricycle in which the monarch was from behind.
The source said the monarch fell while trying to escape, but, was killed by the truck.
The spokesperson for the Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps, Babatunde Akinbiyi confirmed the incident.
He said the remains of the monarch have been deposited at the Ota General Hospital morgue while the truck had been moved out of the road by police officers.
Akinbiyi said, “Corps Commander and Chief Executive Officer of Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency commiserates with the Kabiyesi’s family and entire inhabitants of the community.”
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