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Alhaji Ali Olanusi At The Centre

 THE DEPUTY GOVERNOR OF ONDO STATE, ALHAJI ALLI OLANUSI ESCAPED DEATH BY THE WHISKERS EARLY TODAY WHEN A VEHICLE RAMMED INTO HIS CONVOY AND OTHER ONCOMING VEHICLES LEAVING FOUR DEAD AND A TRADITIONAL RULER HOSPITALIZED.
THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AT  APONMU-OWENA ALONG AKURE -ONDO ROAD WHEN  A WHITE TOYOTA CAMRY CAR BELONGING TO A MONARCH, THE OSUNMAKINDE OF IFE TUNTUN, OSUN STATE, OBA OBAWURE TAOFEEK OLAPOSI RAN INTO THE DEPUTY GOVERNOR'S CONVOY AMONG OTHER VEHICLES  IN THE PROCESS OF OVERTAKING THEM ON THE ROAD.

EYE WITNESS ACCOUNT HAS IT THAT THE DRIVER OF THE CAMRY  WAS DANGEROUSLY  OVERTAKING SOME VEHICLES  AND IN THE PROCESS  RAMMED INTO  ON-COMING VEHICLES INCLUDING  THE DEPUTY GOVERNOR'S CONVOY RESULTING IN A MULTIPLE ACCIDENT WHICH LEFT FOUR PEOPLE DEAD.
THE DEAD ARE SAID TO BE OCCUPANTS OF A VEHICLE BELONGING TO A STAFF OF THE NIGERIAN TELEVISION AUTHORITY (NTA) AKURE WHICH THE CAMRY RAMMED INTO BEFORE HITTING THE DEPUTY GOVERNOR'S CONVOY.

THE MONARCH AND A TEENAGER AMONG THE OCCUPANTS OF HIS VEHICLE ARE  SAID TO BE RESPONDING TO TREATMENT  AT A SPECIALIST  HOSPITAL IN AKURE FOLLOWING INJURIES SUSTAINED IN THE INCIDENT,WHILE THE CORPSE OF THE VICTIMS HAD BEEN DEPOSITED AT THE HOSPITAL MORTUARY.
CONFIRMING THE INCIDENT, THE CHIEF PRESS SECRETARY TO THE DEPUTY GOVERNOR, MR DAISI AJAYI SAID THE DEPUTY GOVERNOR WAS ON HIS WAY TO ONDO ON OFFICIAL ASSIGNMENT WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED.

 HE SAID ONE OF THE SECURITY CARS IN  THE CONVOY AND THE  DEPUTY GOVERNOR'S SPARE CARE WERE BADLY DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF THE INCIDENT.