A middle-aged man was yesterday crushed to death by a truck at the Bashorun-Idi Ape junction, Ibadan, Oyo State capital. Eyewitnesses told The Guardian that the man, who was riding a motorcycle, popularly known as Okada, and whose identity is unknown, was heading towards Agodi Gate axis from Iwo road before he met his untimely…

If one tells a resident of Oyo State to go and spend some time at Agodi, they are likely to quickly retort “God forbids.” This is because there is a medium security prison at Agodi, and the government reserved area has become the sobriquet for the correctional facility. This dreadful facility competes in popularity with…