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Lagos-based prominent Nigerian automobile tycoon, Olanrewaju Rasak Shittu has died.

Shittu passed away Monday morning at age 65, a source close to the family reportedly disclosed.

He was the founder of Lanre Shittu Motors, an automobile company with head office based in Lagos, Nigeria.

The automobile and truck merchant was a successful entrepreneur and the number one dealer of Mack trucks in Africa, holding the sole franchise for Mack brand vehicles in Nigeria and also the only dealer of Sany heavy-duty equipment and Yutong buses in Nigeria.

The successful businessman was also a licensed dealer of KIA, NISSAN, and Jinbei Buses. He was the leading supplier of genuine spare parts to automobile dealers in Nigeria and others.

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