Laolu Akande, media aide to Yemi Osibanjo, Nigeria’s vice president, has said his principal’s convoy was not involved in an accident, contrary to reports by some media outlets.
Akande said the vice president was on his way to the airport Monday when he came across a road traffic accident and stopped to lend assistance.
According to Akande, Osinbajo ensured victim was taken to the hospital with his convoy’s ambulance before proceeding on his trip and is now in Ondo State heading to site of Sunday’s attack in Owo.
Photos taken at the scene of the accident which occurred less than 2 hours ago. VP’s medical and security teams quickly intervened removing the victim from the crushed car which somersaulted on the opposite side of the road and got stuck on a tree. Victim now moved to an hospital pic.twitter.com/S87Xiy4feT
— Laolu Akande (@akandeoj) June 6, 2022
Akande had tweeted about an hour ago that Osinbajo was headed to Owo, Ondo State to commiserate with victims of the horrendous church attack on Sunday.
His clarification followed reports in some blogs that Osinbajo had an accident along Abuja airport road on Monday morning, it was gathered.