Lamentations as vehicle hits Lagos director on Ibadan expressway, days to retirement

Lamentations as vehicle hits Lagos director on Ibadan expressway, days to retirement

Serifat Olubukola Talabi, the director of the Lagos State Residents Registration Agency (LASRRA), has reportedly died as she approached her retirement from the state's civil service and the celebration of her 60th birthday in four days.

Reports indicated that the director was knocked down along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway in an accident.

Serifat Olubukola Talabi, the director of LASRRA in Lagos, has reportedly died after she was knocked down by a vehicle on Lagos Ibadan expressway.
The Lagos director died in a motor accident Photo Credit: Original
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Daily Trust reported that the late director was knocked down on October 18, 2025, by a vehicle when she was crossing the highway around the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) camp in the Ibafo area of Ogun state.

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Talabi was the director of procurement at LASRRA. She was reported to have printed invitation cards for the celebration of her “Thanksgiving, Retirement, and 60th Birthday”. The event was scheduled for October 22, and it will be held at the NERDC Conference Centre, NERDC Road, adjacent to the Fela Shrine in Ikeja, Lagos State.

However, on Tuesday, October 21, LASRRA said it was still in shock since it received the report of its director's death. Basirat Lawal, the spokesperson of the agency, expressed deep sorrow over the demise of Talabi.

The late Talabi was reportedly posted to LASRRA in 2018 and rose to the rank of a director in 2025.

Source: Legit.ng

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Bada Yusuf (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Yusuf Amoo Bada is an accomplished writer with over 5 years of experience in journalism and writing, he is also politics and current affairs editor with Legit.ng. He holds B.A in Literature from OAU, and Diploma in Mass Comm. He has obtained certificates in Google's Advance Digital Reporting, News Lab workshop. He previously worked as an Editor with OperaNews. Best Editor of the Year for Politics and Current Affairs Desk (2023) by Legit.ng. Contact: bada.yusuf.amoo@corp.legit.ng