About 48 hours to the end of 2025, a man later identified as Mr. Kunle Bankole, was on Tuesday found dead inside his vehicle after about four hours of parking at a spot in Kilomodemo Community, Jeje area, Apete, Ibadan, Oyo State.
According to Saturday Tribune, the man’s vehicle, a Honda CR-V with registration number KJA 950 CX, was seen parked on a very narrow, untarred driveway, with the gear in parking mode, the ignition switched on, and the glasses of the four doors wound down.
He was seated on the driver’s seat, with his head turned to the right, as if he was resting.
Residents who passed by from time to time noticed his posture but became uneasy when they observed that he remained in the same position for hours, prompting one of them to call the attention of the Olorunsogo, Jeje-Apete Community chairman, Mr Muyideen Adeyemi.
Speaking with Saturday Tribune at the scene, Mr Adeyemi said: “I was called at about 3pm and informed that passersby noticed a vehicle parked with its owner inside.
“I got there and saw that he did not exhibit any sign of movement on his seat, and his mouth was slightly agape, with no sign of breathing. The car’s ignition was also running, which aroused curiosity as to how this could be so, with the owner inside and the four door glasses wound down.
“I rushed to Apete Division to inform the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), and immediately he and other police officers came to the spot where the vehicle was.”
Saturday Tribune reports that a medical doctor invited by the police to the scene examined the car owner and confirmed him dead.
The doctor said the cause of death was likely to be cardiac arrest.
Checks on the deceased’s phone revealed that he had malaria and was on medication.
The DPO and his team were later seen evacuating the body and the vehicle from the scene.
Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Olayinka Ayanlade, who confirmed the incident, said the relatives of the deceased had been notified and his remains deposited in a hospital morgue.