BREAKING: Sadness as MC Oluomo’s Aide Dies in Accident on Third Mainland Bridge, Video Emerges

• The chairman of the Tricycle Owners and Operators Association of Nigeria (TOOAN) Zone H, Lagos state, Akintoye Benson, is dead
• Benson, who was also an aide to Lagos transport chief, MC Oluomo, reportedly died on Thursday night, March 7, in a ghastly motor accident on the Third Mainland Bridge
• Legit.ng reports that some Nigerians on social media have expressed their sympathy with the sad occurence

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Lagos Island, Lagos state - Akintoye Nathaniel Benson, an aide to the chairman of the Lagos state chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, has died.

Legit.ng reports that Benson was the chairman of the Tricycle Owners and Operators Association of Nigeria (TOOAN) Zone H. He hails from Lagos Island.

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Benson reportedly died in an auto crash on Third Mainland Bridge on Thursday night, March 7, according to The Punch.

Confirming his death, another associate of MC Oluomo, Karim Rilwan Balogun, wrote on his Facebook page:

Continue to rest in perfect peace, blooda mi, Akintoye Nathaniel Afemu Benson (Oguntoye).

See the aftermath of the autocrash below:

See reactions on X (formerly Twitter) to Benson's death below:

@MissionMahn wrote:

May his soul rest in peace.

@Uniqculture said:

My heartfelt condolences to the family and the good people of Lagos state.

@initzico commented:

If they told him yesterday that by today he won’t be no more, he won’t believe, RIP

@Gatzby_1 said:

Kai that road smooth die, very sweet to drive but extra care must be taken when you are driving.

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@marvygoodgrace said:

May God comfort the family he left behind, may his soul RIP.

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In a piece of related news, Legit.ng reported that members of the NURTW re-elected MC Oluomo for a second term in office as Lagos state chairman.

MC Oluomo and 30 other executive members were elected unopposed at the state's union secretariat in Agege.

Source: Legit.ng