Delta State Governor’s Aide Sunny Ofili & Traditional Ruler Die in Auto Crash Today

Asaba (NAN) ― The Special Assistant to the Governor of Delta on Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Sunny Ofili, on Saturday died in an auto crash at Utulu near Asaba

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Ofili died along with the traditional ruler of Issele-Uku, Obi Henry Ezeagwuna II.

They died along the Benin-Onitsha highway when the vehicle they were travelling in rammed into a stationary lorry loaded with granite.

The deceased were heading towards Asaba from Issele-Uku in Ezeagwuna’s jeep.

The car in which they were trapped was said to have somersaulted after hitting the lorry, and it later caught fire.

The accident caused a traffic gridlock on the other side of the highway as vehicles were forced to use only one lane.

The Secretary to the State Government, Ovouzerie Macaulay, confirmed the incident.