One the deceased had been identified as Air Vice-Marshal
Olufunsho Martin (rtd), along with his driver.
It was gathered that the victims’ car somersaulted
and plunged into the lagoon.
Police sources said the retired Air force officer died together with his driver after the Ford Explorer car, marked GGE 456 BT, fell into the muddy section of the lagoon.
The deceased, who also owns a popular Events Centre, ‘Martinos’ located very close to Gani Fawehinmi’s library and Regency Suites also close to Femi’s shrine at Alausa, Ikeja was heading home after he attended the birthday party of one of his church members held at his hotel in Ikeja when the accident took place.
Although details of
the crash was sketchy as at press time, police sources said it was a lone
accident which made his car to somersault twice after which it plunged into the
muddy section of the lagoon.Police sources said the retired Air force officer died together with his driver after the Ford Explorer car, marked GGE 456 BT, fell into the muddy section of the lagoon.
The deceased, who also owns a popular Events Centre, ‘Martinos’ located very close to Gani Fawehinmi’s library and Regency Suites also close to Femi’s shrine at Alausa, Ikeja was heading home after he attended the birthday party of one of his church members held at his hotel in Ikeja when the accident took place.
Officials of Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, (LASEMA), were said to have raced to the scene and succeeded in recovering the bodies of both the retired Air force officer and his driver.
Lagos State police spokesman, Olarinde Famous-Cole who confirmed, the incident, said bodies of the victims and the wreckage of the car were brought to Yaba Police Station around 2am on Sunday by officials of LASEMA
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