Lagos director dies in road crash 4 days to retirement

A director at the Lagos State Residents Registration Agency (LASRRA), Serifat Olubukola Talabi, has died barely four days to her retirement from the civil service and 60th birthday. She was reportedly knocked down in an accident along the Lagos – Ibadan expressway. It was learnt that late Talabi was knocked down by a vehicle on […]

A director at the Lagos State Residents Registration Agency (LASRRA), Serifat Olubukola Talabi, has died barely four days to her retirement from the civil service and 60th birthday.

She was reportedly knocked down in an accident along the Lagos – Ibadan expressway.

It was learnt that late Talabi was knocked down by a vehicle on October 18, 2025, while crossing the highway around the camp of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) in the Ibafo area of Ogun State.

Talabi, the Director of Procurement at the LASRRA, was said to have printed invitation cards for her “Thanksgiving, Retirement, and 60th Birthday” celebration scheduled for October 22, 2025, at 11am at the NERDC Conference Centre in Ikeja, Lagos State.

Meanwhile, LASRRA on Tuesday said the agency was still in shock after receiving the news of the death of its director.

In a statement by the Public Relations Officer of LASRRA, Basirat Lawal, the agency expressed deep sadness over the development.

“We are still in shock after receiving the news. She came to the office on Friday. Everything was set for her retirement on October 22, 2025.

“She was supposed to retire on October 13, 2025, when she turned 60, but our General Manager, Mrs Bilikiss Adebiyi-Abiola, was not around, so we postponed it to October 22, 2025. The agency will attend her burial,” Lawal said.

The late director was posted to LASRRA in 2018 and became a director in 2025.