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There was anxiety in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Saturday over the health of a former chairman of National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in the state, Alh. Lateef Akinsola, popularly known as Tokyo.
Akinsola was reported to have died earlier in the day, with sympathisers trooping to his Akobo, Ibadan residence for condolence.
But one of his sons, who spoke with The Nation said that the report was untrue. But instead of giving details of his father’s condition, he sent a video recorded by ace Fuji star, King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal.
The fuji super star debunked the report as unfounded in a solo praise of Akinsola, who is one of his famous fans in Ibadan.
NURTW officials in the state are yet to comment on Akinsola’s demise.
A source with knowledge of Tokyo’s Akobo community, however, disclosed that the former union leader was dead, insisting that mourners thronged his residence in the evening.
