Local News

Popular Ogun Monarch Crushes to Death by Truck

VAM News Update

Tragedy struck on Tuesday when a truck crushed the Olu of Onibuku, Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State, Oba Abraham Bankole, to death.

VAM News reports that the monarch was reportedly found inside a tricycle, popularly known as Keke Napep, when the truck ran over him along the Ota-Idiroko expressway, close to Winners Chapel.

Oba Bankole reportedly died on the spot as the truck with registration number EPE 252 XF crushed him while alighting from the tricycle.

Confirming the sad development to journalists, the Spokesman of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Florence Okpe, said, “I was informed of the incident today.”

Also confirming the tragic incident, a first-class Oba in Ogun West Senatorial district, who pleaded anonymity, expressed worry over why the monarch decided to commute in a tricycle instead of a personal car.

It was gathered that the monarch’s remains had been deposited at the General Hospital, Ota.

VAM News

Recent Posts

Felicitations as OOPA Chairman Abioye Lawrence Celebrates Birthday

The Osun Online Publishers Association (OOPA) has extended warm felicitations to its Chairman, Comrade Tosin…

16 hours ago

SSANU warns FG, threatens month-end strike

The National Executive Council of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities has issued a…

18 hours ago

Troops Detonate Roadside Bomb

Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have discovered and safely detonated an improvised explosive device (IED)…

18 hours ago

All 13 kidnapped passengers rescued

All 13 passengers abducted along the Makurdi–Otukpo road in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue…

19 hours ago

JAMB apologises for UTME results delay

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has apologised for the delay in releasing the results…

20 hours ago

The Shield of Loyalty: Hon. Ibrahim Kunle Olarewaju’s Unwavering Stand for Ekiti’s Progress

In the high-stakes arena of Ekiti politics, leadership is defined by those who stand tallest…

21 hours ago