• Nigerian actress and businesswoman Nkechi Blessing Sunday has shared her near accident experience on the Third Mainland Bridge.

• Akintoye Benson, an aide to Lagos socialite and transport union leader Musiliu Akinsanya, died in a car accident two nights before the actress and mother and one reported.

• Nkechi Blessing issued an Instagram post on March 8th, urging her followers to exercise caution while driving on the bridge.

Nigerian actress and businesswoman, Nkechi Blessing Sunday recounted her near-accident on the Third Mainland Bridge.

According to the actress, the near-accident happened two nights before Akintoye Benson, an aide to Lagos socialite and transport union leader Musiliu Akinsanya aka MC Oluomo, died in a car accident on the same bridge.

Nkechi Blessing announced this in an Instagram post on Friday, March 8, in which she urged her fans to be cautious when driving on the bridge.

The Ada Omo Daddy actress stated that the new bridge is “dangerous” and that she had lost a good friend untimely.

Nkechi Blessing wrote:

“I appreciate whoever is in charge of the reconstruction of the 3RD Mainland Bridge, but I can categorically tell you that the new bridge is dangerous, more like a de*th trap….

“With my driving experience on that bridge two nights ago, please and please do not drive speed on that bridge, yes it’s a beautiful and smooth bridge now compared to the way it was before, but I almost had an accident two nights ago, not like I was even speeding cus me no sabi drive speed, but my steering almost left my hands while driving…then just last night I lost a good friend on that same bridge, it hurts but What can we call this? A Blessing or a curse? Rest well Akintoye

Please do NOT over SPEED on the new 3rd mainland Bridge Please I am begging you Untimely de*th will never be our portion.”