The Ogun State Governor Senator Ibikunle Amosun, on Thursday, escaped death as a convoy of bullion van of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) rammed into his convoy along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
The governor was said to be travelling to Lagos State on official assignment when the incident happened at Ibafo area.
According to a statement by Amosun’s Senior Special Assistant on Media, Juwon Soyinka, had the escort vehicle of the governor’s damaged.
Soyinka said that the CBN convoy were driving dangerously in an attempt to overtake the governor’s convoy without regards for the safety of other road users.
Soyinka said, “On sensing danger, the Ogun Governor’s escort commander used a public address system mounted on his vehicle to warn the CBN convoy to desist from such reckless driving.
“Not only was the Governor’s escort commander ignored, the CBN convoy drivers went ahead to crush his vehicle and subsequently went after other vehicles in the Governor’s convoy, including the Governor’s official car, before they were brought to a halt by the security team attached to the Governor.
Reacting to the incident, Governor Amosun said, “this is lawlessness and the height of impunity.
“If this could happen to a governor within his territory, you can imagine what they would do to our citizens who are simply going about their legitimate business.”
Governor Amosun expressed disappointment with the reckless manner in which the CBN bullion van convoy often conducts itself on the road and warned that such acts of impunity will not be tolerated within the borders of Ogun State.
“We will not allow such senseless and reckless behavior in Ogun State,” Governor Amosun said.
This is not the first time the Governor would have cause to personally caution reckless CBN convoy drivers in Ogun State.
On several occasions, the Ogun State Governor had to personally turn back reckless CBN bullion van drivers who often drive against traffic, with impunity, on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.
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