Social Media erupts with reports that former Oyo Governor, Abiola Ajimobi, is ‘dead’

There are reports that immediate past governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi, is dead.

According to various sources, Ajimobi died at a Lagos hospital where he was being treated for complications arising from coronavirus (COVID-19).

The tributes have been pouring online from leading journalists and public commentators.

A source who has never failed me in six years of knowing him has just confirmed to me the death, in Lagos today, of Abiola Ajimobi, former Governor of Oyo State, due to underlying health conditions worsened by the Coronavirus.

May his soul rest in peace.

— 'Fisayo Soyombo (@fisayosoyombo) June 18, 2020