{"id":6807,"date":"2017-10-29T20:44:13","date_gmt":"2017-10-29T20:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/bodies-of-avm-driver-recovered-after-vehicle-plunges-into-lagos-lagoon\/"},"modified":"2017-10-29T20:44:13","modified_gmt":"2017-10-29T20:44:13","slug":"bodies-of-avm-driver-recovered-after-vehicle-plunges-into-lagos-lagoon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/bodies-of-avm-driver-recovered-after-vehicle-plunges-into-lagos-lagoon\/","title":{"rendered":"Bodies of AVM, driver recovered after vehicle plunges into Lagos Lagoon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"description\" readability=\"141\">\n<p>By Evelyn Usman and Monsuru Olowoopejo<br \/>Hours after news filtered in that Air Vice Marshal Olufunsho Martins (retd) vehicle plunged into the lagoon, scores of relative thronged the Park View home of the deceased to commiserate with family of the deceased.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_885824\" style=\"width: 412px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Olufunsho-Martins.jpg?resize=412%2C328&#038;ssl=1\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/lazy-load\/images\/1x1.trans.gif?ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"412\" height=\"328\" class=\"size-full wp-image-885824\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Olufunsho-Martins.jpg 412w, https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Olufunsho-Martins-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Olufunsho-Martins-58x46.jpg 58w, https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Olufunsho-Martins-244x194.jpg 244w, https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Olufunsho-Martins-163x130.jpg 163w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 412px) 100vw, 412px\"\/><noscript><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Olufunsho-Martins.jpg?resize=412%2C328&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"412\" height=\"328\" class=\"size-full wp-image-885824\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Olufunsho-Martins.jpg 412w, https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Olufunsho-Martins-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Olufunsho-Martins-58x46.jpg 58w, https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Olufunsho-Martins-244x194.jpg 244w, https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Olufunsho-Martins-163x130.jpg 163w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 412px) 100vw, 412px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Late Olufunsho Martins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>Retired Air Vice- Marshal Olufunsho Martin, Saturday, died in a lone accident  with his driver on  the Third Mainland bridge after his car somersaulted and plunged into the lagoon.<\/p>\n<p><!-- between content ad --><\/p>\n<p>A Ford Explorer Sports Utility Vehicle, in which the  Air Vice Marshal Olufunsho Martins(rtd) and his driver were, was  brought out from the lagoon in  the early hours of Sunday,  by officials of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency , LASEMA and local divers, with both occupants dead. <\/p>\n<p>Late Martin\u2019s was said to be going to his Funsho Martin\u2019s Avenue, Park View Estate, when the vehicle collided with another, at about 10.55pm, Saturday.  It reportedly somersaulted before it plunged  into the lagoon.<\/p>\n<p>His true identity was revealed through an identity card  found inside the  vehicle , after it was brought out.  Both bodies were thereafter, taken to the Nigerian Airforce hospital, Ikeja .<\/p>\n<p>Information at Vanguard\u2019s disposal has it that the late AVM had just returned from the United Kingdom , to attend  the burial of a relative .<\/p>\n<p>When Vanguard visited his home at about 6:00 pm Sundday, Sympathisers among who were his course mates, friends and relatives visited his Park View Estate residence,  when news of his death filtered round.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Some of the  sympathize  could not hide their displeasure over the death of the deceased, stressing that he should not have been him considering his generosity.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Also, activities at his  popular event and hospitality centre, Martinos, in Ikeja area of Lagos,  was halted, following news of his demise.  <\/p>\n<p>One of his sons identified as Gbenga, declined comment, stressing that the family was yet to come to term with their father\u2019s death. <\/p>\n<p>A senior retired Military  officer,  who gave his name simply as  Jimoh, told Vanguard that \u201d the deceased was an amiable fellow who did not deserve to die this way. But who are we to question God? <\/p>\n<p>\u201d We were told that he was on his way home when the incident happened yesterday night (Saturday). We were   members of the 8th Regular Course of the NDA. He rose from the rank of 2nd Lt (NAF was still using Army ranks when he was commissioned to AVM). He held several appointments within the NAF. He was the commandant,  Rehab Oshodi and AOL HQ NAF.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Another cousin of the deceased who spoke on the condition of anonymity said \u201d Its so sad. His death has plunged us into sorrow.  He died  last night. Our prayer is that the good Lord  grants repose to the soul of the departed and give succour to the bereaved. He gives and takes. We were informed that officials of LASEMA,  recovered his body and that of his driver, around 2:30am. Parts of the vehicle were compressed, indicating the impact of the collision.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The late General was also into <a href=\"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/property-center-nigeria\/\">real estate<\/a>. The estate known as  Golden Park Estate,  is  located at Kilometre 33 on Lagos-Epe expressway and  Sangotedo.<\/p>\n<p>Police sources said the retired Air force officer died together with his driver after their car, a Ford Explorer with number plates: GGE 456 BT, fell into the muddy section of the lagoon, midnight Saturday. <\/p>\n<p>The deceased, who also owns a popular Events Centre, \u2018Martinos\u2019 located very close to Gani\u2019s library and Regency Suits also close to Femi\u2019s shrine at Alausa, Ikeja, was reportedly heading home after he attended the birthday party of one of his church members held at his <a href=\"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/choosing-the-perfect-hotel-for-your-stay\/\">hotel<\/a> in Ikeja when the accident took place. <\/p>\n<p>Though details of the crash were sketchy as at press time, police sources said it was a lone accident which made his car to somersault twice after which it plunged into the muddy section of the lagoon. <\/p>\n<p>Officials of Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, were said to have raced to the scene and succeeded in recovering the bodies of both the retired Air force officer and his driver intact. <\/p>\n<p>Lagos state police spokesman, Famous Cole , who confirmed the incident said bodies of the victims and the wreckage of the car were brought to Yaba Police station around 2am on Sunday by officials of LASEMA. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a hre=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/2017\/10\/bodies-avm-driver-recovered-vehicle-plunges-lagos-lagoon\/\"> Vanguard <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Evelyn Usman and Monsuru OlowoopejoHours after news filtered in that Air Vice Marshal Olufunsho Martins &hellip; <a title=\"Bodies of AVM, driver recovered after vehicle plunges into Lagos Lagoon\" class=\"hm-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/bodies-of-avm-driver-recovered-after-vehicle-plunges-into-lagos-lagoon\/\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Bodies of AVM, driver recovered after vehicle plunges into Lagos Lagoon<\/span>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6808,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4],"tags":[132,12908,543,684,522,84],"class_list":["post-6807","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-opportunities-in-new-markets","tag-commission","tag-home","tag-home-buying-guide","tag-lagos","tag-nigeria","tag-real-estate"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Olufunsho-Martins.jpg?fit=412%2C328&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6807","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6807"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6807\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6808"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6807"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6807"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6807"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}