Mr Adesagba Adekoya, the chairman of the Oyo State Traffic Management Authority (OYRTMA), says Odunayo Alade, father of Kehinde, the teenager killed by a stray bullet in Ibadan on Tuesday, is a serial traffic offender.
Adekoya stated this on Thursday during a press briefing to give an update on the incident.
Thefrontrank reports that Kehinde was killed in the Gbagi area of Ibadan during a chase by OYRTMA’s operatives of his father’s car over an alleged traffic violation.
The teenager was taken to the University College Hospital (UCH), where he was confirmed dead.
The OYRTMA boss explained that Alade was arrested and fined N15,000 on May 14, 2025 for wrongful parking — less than a week before his son’s death.
He noted that the agency sought the partnership of the police in traffic law enforcement in the state to protect its operatives against assault.
“This year alone, about eight of our personnel have been assaulted with serious injuries.
“People are always very aggressive to our personnel. They like to disobey the traffic law, and this is why we require security backup in our activities,” he said.
Meanwhile, Alade had earlier said he did not stop when cornered by the officials of OYRTMA because he was taken his son to an examination centre to sit for the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination organised by the West African Examination Council.
He explained that the examination was at 8:30 am and did not want him to be delayed.
