A hit-and-run Okada rider has reportedly caused the death of a former chairman of the Ibadan branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Chief Emmanuel Abiodun.
A former Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in Oyo State, Chief Mutalubi Adebayo Ojo, was quoted as source of the information.
He reportedly said: “On Wednesday, the 23rd December, 2020, the sun set at noon for the Ibadan Bar when an unknown hit-and-run Okada rider, in their usual notoriety, knocked down one of the finest gentlemen ever produced by the legal profession, Chief Emmanuel Abiodun.
“The consummate Bar Man, an ex- World Kegite Chief, a past Chairman and a Patron of the Ibadan NBA, a thoroughbred professional and a very meticulous person wanted to cross over to the other side of the road at Alesinloye market area, Ibadan after his driver had parked at the other end. Sadly enough, he was hit and knocked down to death by a commercial Okada rider who emerged from the blues and apparently drove against all the traffic rules and regulations.
May the soul of our past chairman and patron rest in peace and at home with His Creator”. Chief Abiodun was 82 years old.
Those close to the bar leader recounted how he suffered ill health in 2019.
“It was through the grace of God that he survived the sickness which we consider as a miracle, only for a careless hit and run Okada man to kill him! It is very sad’, he said, full of emotions.
Adebayo Ojo called on Governor Seyi Makinde to curb the menace of motorcyclists in the State. “All well-meaning citizens, residents and all genuine lovers of Oyo State must as a matter of urgency and in the overall interest of our pace-setter call on Governor Seyi Makinde, known and addressed as GSM to please sit up and hit the ground running in tackling among other numerous security concerns.