Tragedy struck in Kemta-Idi Aba
area of Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Monday morning as a passenger jerked suddenly
and died inside a taxi on his way to buy herbal medicine. Punch reports
The passenger, later identified
as Michael Hogan, was said to have boarded the taxi from Odeda in Odeda Local
Government and on his way to Idi Aba in the Abeokuta metropolis when tragedy
struck.
Our correspondent gathered that
the driver of the taxi got to know of the strange death of his passenger when
he would not alight from the car on getting to his destination.
The driver consequently raised
an alarm that attracted fellow taxi drivers and passers-by to the scene.
Hogan, who had been ill for
sometime, was said to be hurrying to the home of a vendor of herbal remedies in
Abeokuta, but he did not make it.
Passers-by were said to have
encouraged the driver to carry the remains of the passenger to the nearest
police station, Kemta-Idi Aba Divisional
Police Headquarters, Kemta.
At the police station, another
round of confusion ensued as the police did not only detain the driver, but
also had to contend with the curious crowd that besieged the station in a
bid to catch a glimpse of both the
driver and corpse.
The state Police Public
Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi,
confirmed the incident, saying the driver discovered, around 7:45am,
that his passenger, now identified as Michael Hogan, had died in his car at
Iyana Mortuary area and went to the Police
station to report it.
Adejobi, a deputy
superintendent of police, said the
family of the deceased had been
contacted, and they claimed Hogan had been ill for a long time.
He said, “The family said Hogan
left home early in the morning for Abeokuta to collect herbal remedies not
knowing that would be his end.
“The police will soon release
the corpse to the family for burial as requested after due process must have
been followed.”
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