A tragic incident occurred on Monday, May 20, 2025, when a 60-year-old motorcycle rider, Wasiu Babatunde Adeniran, was swept away by floodwaters following heavy rainfall along the Lagos/Abeokuta Expressway, Alakuko area. According to reports received around 12:30 p.m. the following day, the victim had lost control of his motorcycle at about 4:00 p.m. during the downpour, falling onto the roadway and being carried away by the flood along with his motorcycle.
Rescue and recovery efforts began shortly after the incident. The motorcycle was recovered later that evening at about 6:00 p.m. However, it wasn’t until the next morning, around 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 21, that the body of the deceased was discovered at the Obasanjo River in Ota, Ogun State.
Police detectives promptly visited the scene and carried out necessary investigative procedures. Photographs of the corpse were taken as part of documentation, and the body was deposited at a public morgue for autopsy. Authorities have confirmed that investigations into the circumstances surrounding the incident are currently ongoing.
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