six members of the Labour Party in Ogun State
were said to have lost their lives along Owode-
Idi-Iroko Road, Yewa South local government
area of the state when the bus they were
travelling in had a head-on collision with
vehicles believed to be driven by suspected
smugglers.
Two prominent leaders among the victims
were Ibrahim Oladele, and Wale Oke, together
with four others. They were said to be on their
way to Abeokuta to participate in the party's
programme on Thursday when the accident
occurred.
Sources explained that the smugglers were
fleeing from the men of Nigeria customs
Service, and this led to a head-on collision with
the bus that was loaded with Labour party
members, that was coming from the opposite
direction. The state Secretary of the party,
Sunday Oginni, confirmed the incident, and
described it as a great loss. He said,
"The party lost six grass roots politicians to the
accident. "The accident is a setback to us as a
party because the people that lost their lives
were very active party leaders who we used as
field soldiers for our campaign.
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