Osinbajo assisted victim, not involved in accident – aide

Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, has said Vice President Yemi Osinbajo was not involved in any traffic accident contrary to the trending online reports.

He said the vice president only stopped to assist a victim of road traffic accident on his way to Owo, Ondo State, to visit the site where terrorists attacked worshippers in a church on Sunday.

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Osinbajo’s spokesman, said on Monday that his principal had arrived in Ondo State.

Akande had on his Twitter handle@akandeoj said, “On his way to the airport this morning, VP came across a road traffic accident, stopped to lend assistance, & ensured victim was taken to the hospital with VP’s convoy ambulance. He then proceeded on his trip and is now in Ondo State heading to site of yesterday’s attack in Owo.”