By Remi Adebayo
Four popular Nigerian gospel singers lost their lives when they were involved in a fatal car accident along the Ikorodu/Sagamu Road in Ogun State.
Ogun State Commander and Public information Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Florence Okupe, in a statement unveiled the victims as Evangelist Ayodeji Kekerejesu, Evangelist lyanu Joseph, Monjolajesu Oluwapamilerin and Opeyemi Adesina.
Okupe explained that the accident occurred after the vehicle conveying the gospel singers crashed into another vehicle.
The FRSC official added that the gospel singers from the same family were in one of the two vehicles that collided and died instantly on the spot.
Offering her condolences to the families of the bereaved, Okupe urged drivers to avoid over-speeding.
The incident has thrown the Nigerian gospel music industry into mourning with the lives of the young singers cut short at their prime.
