Abubakar Yakubu, the newly elected President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), who narrowly defeated Rita Daniels with 116 votes to 113 — with three votes declared invalid — has reportedly been involved in a fatal car accident in Surulere, Lagos.

Initial reports indicate that the accident resulted in the death of one person.

Yakubu is currently in police custody at the Barracks Police Station in Surulere as authorities investigate the circumstances surrounding the crash.

Officials have not yet issued a statement on the cause of the accident or the status of the investigation.