Eric Patrick
A 60-year-old man identified as Wasiu Babatunde Adeniran has reportedly drowned after being swept away by a flood during a heavy downpour at the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway in the Alakuko Area of Lagos State.
According to multiple reports, the incident occurred around 4:00 PM on May 20, 2025, when Adeniran reportedly lost control of his motorcycle due to the force of the rain and fell into the floodwaters.
The motorcycle was recovered later that evening at approximately 6:00 PM, and the search for Adeniran’s body continued into the following day.
Reports indicated that at around 9:00 AM on Wednesday, May 21, his remains were discovered at Obasanjo River in Ota, Ogun State, several kilometres from the original site of the incident.
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The Lagos State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday.
The statement read, “On 21/05/25 at about 1230hrs, a report was received that, on 20/05/25 at about 1600hrs, one Wasiu Babatunde Adeniran ‘m’ aged 60yrs, a motorcycle rider, fell off his motorcycle while he was riding it along Lagos/Abeokuta Expressway, Alakuko in the heavy rainfall.
“As a result, he was dragged by the flood along with the motorcycle. However, the motorcycle was recovered at about 1800hrs of 20/05/25 while the body was found at Obasanjo river, Ota, Ogun State at about 0900hrs of 21/05/25.
“The scene was visited by a team of detectives and photographs of the corpse were taken while the corpse was deposited at a public morgue for autopsy. Investigation is in progress.”