{"id":123166,"date":"2025-10-22T02:42:17","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T01:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=123166"},"modified":"2025-10-22T02:42:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T01:42:17","slug":"lagos-director-dies-in-road-crash-four-days-to-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/lagos-director-dies-in-road-crash-four-days-to-retirement\/","title":{"rendered":"Lagos Director Dies in Road Crash Four Days to Retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Oscar Okhifo<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A senior official of the Lagos State Government, Serifat Olubukola Talabi, has died in a fatal road accident just four days to her retirement and 60th birthday celebration.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Talabi, who until her death was the Director of Procurement at the Lagos State Residents Registration Agency (LASRRA), was reportedly knocked down by a vehicle while crossing the Lagos\u2013Ibadan Expressway near the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) camp in the Ibafo area of Ogun State on Friday, October 18, 2025.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">She was said to have died on the spot, bringing an abrupt end to a 24-year career in the Lagos State Civil Service.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Her passing came as a devastating shock to colleagues, family, and friends, who were finalising arrangements for her 60th birthday thanksgiving and retirement ceremony slated for October 22 at the NERDC Conference Centre, Ikeja, Lagos.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">It was gathered that Talabi was initially scheduled to retire on October 13, her birthday, but the event was postponed to October 22 due to the unavailability of LASRRA\u2019s General Manager.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Born in 1965, Talabi joined the Lagos State Civil Service in 2001 as Accountant I (Grade Level 9). She later transferred to the procurement cadre in 2012 and served in several ministries and agencies before her posting to LASRRA in March 2019. She was promoted to the rank of Director earlier in 2025.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a condolence message, the management of LASRRA described her death as \u201ca painful loss\u201d to the agency and the entire Lagos State Civil Service, noting that she was a \u201cdiligent, disciplined, and motherly officer whose contributions to public service will not be forgotten.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A wake-keep has been scheduled for Wednesday, October 23, while her burial will take place on Thursday, October 24, at Ore-Ofe Street, Ara Hall Bus Stop, Ibafo, Ogun State, at 10 a.m.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Her tragic death has once again drawn attention to the dangers faced by pedestrians on Nigeria\u2019s major highways, particularly the busy Lagos\u2013Ibadan Expressway, where similar accidents have claimed many lives.<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Oscar Okhifo A senior official of the Lagos State Government, Serifat Olubukola Talabi, has died in a fatal road accident just four days to her retirement and 60th birthday&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":123168,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-123166","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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