The chairman, Nigeria Union of Journalists, NTA Akure
chapel, Alex Akinwale, his pregnant wife, two children and their housemaid have
been killed in a ghastly motor accident involving the convoy of Ondo state
Deputy Governor, Ali Sanusi, on Saturday.
The accident, which occurred at Aponmu-Owena along
Akure-Ondo road when a spare vehicle in the deputy governor’s convoy rammed
into a white Toyota Camry car of a traditional ruler of Ife Tuntun, Osun state,
Taofeek Olaposi.
The monarch vehicle was said to have lost control
immediately and hit Akinwale’s Nissan Serena car, killing all members of his
family on the spot.
Oba Olaposi, the Osunmakinde of Ife Tuntun, was said to have
been traveling from Ile Ife in Osun State, to Akure, with his driver and a
teenager for an event in Akure.
Akinwale, a pastor with the Redeemed Christian Church of God
(RCCG) in Akure, and his family, were returning from a function in Ondo to
Akure, in order to attend the Sunday service where he pastors.
There were reports that a teenager and the traditional ruler
from Osun State were immediately rescued from the scene.
“A white Camry car belonging to one local traditional ruler
in Osun State with his a teenager lost control when the convoy of the Deputy
Governor rammed into them. They were immediately rushed to the hospital for
medical attention.”
Some at the scene also said that the driver of the
traditional ruler, and a little girl in the vehicle died on their way before
they could reach the hospital.
Meanwhile, Olanusi’s Press Secretary, Mr Daisi Ajayi has
confirmed the incident stating that his boss was on his way to Ondo town on an
official assignment when the incident occurred.
Daisi said one of the security cars in the convoy and the
deputy governor’s spare car was badly damaged in the accident.
He said the Deputy Governor is now in the custody of medical
doctors at the government house attending to treatment.
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