One die, others injured in an accident involving Makinde’s convoy in Ibadan
A driver attached to one of the vehicles in the convoy of Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde has reportedly died in an auto crash along Ibadan expressway while three others sustained serious injuries.
The incident occurred when the Governor was returning to Ibadan from Saki where he had gone to attend a town hall meeting with members of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of his reelection bid
Ramon Mustapha, a driver in the vehicle was gathered to have died on the spot after he was flung when his vehicle eventually landed after tumbling several times.
A witness of the scene said the situation could have been averted had the driver used his seat belt.
Another witness, who was part of the convoy but asked not to be named, said the late driver smashed his head in the unfortunate accident.
It was learnt the crashed vehicle with the code name “Zebra 4” somersaulted throwing off some bags of rice bought by some individuals on the trip.
Informant247 gathered that the remains of the driver were later buried at his Amuloko, Ibadan residence on Wednesday according to Islamic rites.
Calls and text mesages to the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Taiwo Adisa for confirmation were not answered.
