Former Oyo Governor Otunba Adebayo Alao-Akala is dead. 

He was 71.

An unconfirmed source said the former Governor died on Wednesday morning in his sleep.

Another source said the convoy of the former Governor had already been rolled out for a trip to Ibadan before the incident.

The source said concern was raised when the former Governor, who was expected to join the convoy, didn’t come out, forcing some of the aides to rush into the house where he was confirmed dead. T he report has it that he came back from Abuja last night and died while he was sleeping.