The Oyo State Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Wasiu Olatunbosun, confirmed Olaniyi’s death in a post via his Facebook page.

Babatunde Olaniyi

Veteran Nigerian broadcaster, Babatunde Olaniyi, has passed on.

Olaniyi who was a former Special Assistant on Broadcast Media to the immediate past governor of Oyo State, late Abiola Ajimobi, died on Wednesday.

The Oyo State Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Wasiu Olatunbosun, confirmed Olaniyi’s death in a post via his Facebook page.

He described Olaniyi’s death as painful but could not question God.

He wrote, “This is painful, but who are we to query God? May God grant BABATUNDE Olaniyi, (Ti O Komo) eternal rest.”