The crisis that greeted distribution and consumption of fuel seems unabated for the past few weeks as a yet-to-be-identified man has reportedly died in Oluyole Estate, Ibadan.
Punch reports that the sad incident happened on Thursday at a popular filling station in Oluyole. According to Punch it took people some minutes to realize that the man has given up the ghost while queuing up to buy fuel.
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“People got to know that he man has passed away when those that queued up behind him were pressing their cars horn to notify him to move forward”.
The victim’s car, with number plate AKD 878 GP, had been moved to the nearest police station, while his corpse was deposited in an undisclosed morgue.
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A source said, “The man’s identity is still unknown. He looked like an Alhaji and was sitting in his car with one leg on the pedal while the other on the ground with his door opened.”
The manager of the station, who asked to be identified only as Mr Joseph, said the case had been reported to the police, and the body taken away.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Adewale Osifeso, could not be reached for a reaction as of the time of filing this report.
