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A petition into the death of Adetunji ‘TeeJay’ Opayele, the Co-founder and Chief Technical Officer (CTO) of Nigerian retail automation startup Bumpa, has received over 20,000 signatures on change.org directed to the Lagos State Government.

Techpoint Africa reported that Opayele died on March 5, 2025, after being involved in a car accident. The change.org petition initiated by ‘Teejay Legacy,’ has revealed the details of the accident allegedly caused by one Biola Adams-Odutayo and the events that followed.

According to the petition, Opayele was said to have been returning from the gym and was riding his power bike on March 4, 2025, at about 10:20 p.m. along Ozumba Mbadiwe, Victoria Island, Lagos, when the incident occurred.

“He had the right of way when Miss Biola Adams-Odutayo, driving a vehicle with licence number LND 418 JR, merged onto the express way without considering approaching traffic, thereby crashing into him,” the petition reads in part.

Adams-Odutayo was reportedly returning from dinner at a restaurant by the express way with her friend on the night. She reportedly drove herself while instructing her driver to follow her friend’s car. Despite being in full safety gear, TeeJay was allegedly knocked down and lay unconscious on the road.

In the aftermath of the incident, Adams-Odutayo allegedly refused to step out of her car to check on the victim. Eyewitnesses reportedly rushed to the scene and begged her to help, but she did nothing. When they approached her friend, they were reportedly told, “She doesn’t want blood to stain her car.”

The petition further noted, “As Teejay lay unconscious but still breathing, Biola, a healthcare professional and Head of Health at a reputable insurance brokering firm, chose to stay on a phone call for over 30 minutes instead of helping save a life.”

After much back and forth, the eyewitnesses helped get Opayele to a hospital—after some hospitals refused him treatment—where he was pronounced dead in the early hours of March 5. Without showing remorse, Adams-Odutayo walked into the same hospital and requested a drip, claimed to be in shock, and then tried to flee.

Adams-Odutayo and her family have allegedly used influence and privilege to avoid the full weight of justice. From boasting about their connections to securing lenient charges of mere reckless driving, the response by authorities has left TeeJay’s loved ones feeling betrayed. She reportedly spent just one night in detention, with her bail set at ₦1 million—which she met almost immediately, and has since continued life as usual.

The petitioners are demanding for Adams-Odutayo to be charged with manslaughter rather than the lesser offence of reckless driving, while calling on elected government officials, including the Governor of Osun State, to wade in the matter.

The petition is in line with the comments of Bumpa Co-founder Kelvin Umechukwu, who stated, “Though his presence will be missed, we commit to keeping Teejay’s legacy alive.”

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