Nigeria, May 21 -- The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has denied the involvement of his convoy in the death of a girl that was run over by a car in Ogbomosho.

He said the incident, which occurred on Thursday, involved a Toyota Matrix whose owner lost control of the vehicle and led to the death of the girl.

A young girl was reportedly killed by a car near the venue of the Peoples Democratic Party rally at the Oja Igbo area, Ogbomosho, according to The Punch newspaper.

"I received with deep concern the report that my convoy ran over a child on our way to Ogbomoso, earlier today (Thursday).

"Our preliminary investigation revealed that the child was hit by an individual driving a Toyota Matrix car who lost control of his vehicle. He...