Tuesday, February 18, 2025 - A hit-and-run driver has k!lled a professor of Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Oladipo Ademuyiwa, in Ogun State
The accident occurred on the newly rehabilitated Kemta-Somorin Road in
Kemta area of Abeokuta on Sunday, February 16, 2025.
Ademuyiwa, a professor of biochemical toxicology in his early sixties,
had just alighted from a cab and was attempting to cross the road from the Prof
Wole Soyinka end when he was hit by a speeding vehicle. The driver reportedly
fled the scene.
Chairman of the Ajebo Road Housing Estate Community Development
Association, Dr. Ayo Ajasa, in a statement on Tuesday, described the incident
as a preventable tragedy.
He blamed the Ogun State Government for ignoring repeated calls to
install speed breakers on the road.
“This
unfortunate incident, which occurred on Sunday, February 16, 2025, once again
highlights the urgent need for government intervention to prevent further
tragedies,” he said.
“It is disheartening
that despite our numerous appeals to the Ogun State Government and relevant
agencies, no effort has been made to install speed breakers and other necessary
safety measures. The government did not hesitate to install speed bumps on the
Ilugun end of the road but has continually ignored our pleas to safeguard lives
in Ajebo Road Housing Estate.”
Ajasa lamented that the professor’s death was a significant loss to the
community and the nation, given his contributions to academia.
To prevent further casualties, he urged the government to immediately
install speed breakers and lorry barriers along the road, along with clear
traffic signage to caution motorists against reckless driving. He also called
for stricter law enforcement to curb excessive speeding within the estate.
"It is unacceptable that a community of law-abiding citizens must
endure repeated accidents, near-fatal encounters, and now the death of an
esteemed professor, simply due to government inaction.
“Another accident occurred within 24 hours of
this tragic incident, proving that this road remains a death trap.”
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