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How Son Of Former Lagos Military Governor, Mudasiru Was Killed By Hit-And-Run Driver

How Son Of Former Lagos Military Governor, Mudasiru Was Killed By Hit-And-Run Driver
December 12, 2022

A drunk driver allegedly knocked him down while he was riding on a bicycle. He was taken to the hospital where he was confirmed dead.

Dr Olaolu Mudasiru, the son of a former Lagos Military Governor, Group Captain Gbolahan Mudashiru, has been killed by a yet-to-be-identified driver.

Mudasiru, who was the Vetiva co-founder died on Sunday morning in a hit-and-run accident while cycling with two other persons on Bourdillon Road in the Ikoyi area of Lagos State.

A drunk driver allegedly knocked him down while he was riding on a bicycle. He was taken to the hospital where he was confirmed dead.

The spokesperson for the state police command, Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed his death to SaharaReporters on Monday morning said, “Yes, the report is true; he (Olaolu Mudasiru) was killed but we have not arrested anyone in connection to the incident.”

The former Lagos governor's son worked as an investment banker.

He had an MSc in International Securities, Investments, and Banking from the University of Reading's ICMA Centre, and an MBBS from the University of Lagos' College of Medicine. He also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business alumnus.

He had been the Managing Director of Vetiva Securities Limited since December 2008.