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Tragedy as 3 traditional rulers die in road accident

Tragedy as 3 traditional rulers die in road accident

Three influential traditional rulers on Friday lost their lives in a road crash at the Arinkinkin area of Ogbomoso, Oyo State.

The three deceased Obas from Oriire Local Government Area were; Olodogbo of Odogbo, Onibowula of Bowula, and Alayetoro of Ayetoro.

According to reports, the Obas were said to be on their way to the burial ceremony of the mother of another traditional ruler, Oloolo of Oolo, Oba Oyebunmi Ajayi, when the accident occurred following which their vehicle ramming into an oncoming truck.

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Olodogbo was confirmed to have died on the spot but it was unclear at what point the other two monarchs passed away.

A source at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, confirmed the incident to Ogbomoso Insight Online, informing newsmen that their bodies were deposited in the hospital’s morgue.

It was revealed that the fourth victim who sustained injuries was being attended to in the hospital “but he doesn’t look like an Oba,” the source said.

Tragedy as 3 traditional rulers die in road accident

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