So Sad! NYSC Member Dies In Boat Mishap After Election Work In Ondo (See photos)

Ibrahim Okanlawon, a member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), deployed as an ad hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has died in Ondo State,

He was deployed for the house of turnout election.

Okanlawon, who served in Arogbo Ward II in Ese Odo Local Government Zone (LGA) of the state, died in a wend mishap which occurred on Saturday evening.

SaharaReporters gathered from a source in the waterside zone of the state that Okanlawon was traveling slantingly some ad hoc staff at Agadagba-Obon in Ese-Odo LGA, when the incident occurred.

Ibidun Adefunke, a resident, stated that the wend transporting the ad hoc staff capsized while they were on the river.

“The corps member was travelling on the water without they conducted the election, but unfortunately their wend capsized in Arogbo area. About seven other persons in the wend got injured, although they were quickly rescued and rushed to the hospital. However, that corps member was unable to survive it as he drowned.
“In fact, I heard the guy was not putting on any life jacket. It is very sad and I can only imagine how his people will be saddened by the loss.”

Already, the Ondo State government has commiserated with the family of the deceased.

Agboola Ajayi, Deputy Governor of Ondo State sympathised with his family.

He moreover asked medical personnel at the hospital to requite proper superintendency to the victims who survived the wend mishap, just as he condoled with the NYSC staff and management in Ondo State over the loss.