Akintoye Benson, the chairman of the Tricycle Owners and Operators Association of Nigeria (TOOAN) Zone H, has died.
Benson, who was an aide to the chairman of the Lagos Chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, Musiliu Akinsanya, aka MC Oluomo, suffered an accident on Third Mainland Bridge on Thursday night, March 7.
A viral video shows him in a wrecked vehicle.
Confirming his death, a friend of the deceased, Ogunseye Vincent, wrote on Facebook: “The news of your passing came to me as a rude shock. You were a vibrant man with high hopes and vision.
“Though the memory we shared remains forever, I take solace in the trust that Olodumare will grant your soul a peaceful rest. Sail well to eternity, Comrade Akintoye Benson (Baba Ogun).”
Friends and colleagues have gone on Facebook to mourn him.
Watch a video from the scene below…
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