Kehinde, one of the sons of
Reuben Fasoranti, Afenifere leader, has
explained how Funke Olakunrin, his sister, was killed in Ondo state.
Olakunrin was shot dead along the
Benin-Ore road while heading to Lagos from Akure on Friday.
The tragic incident occurred
hours after she visited her 93-year-old father, who had not fully recovered
from the death of one of his daughters.
Kehinde told reporters in Akure
that only his sister died in the attack, adding that her corpse had been
recovered.
“I just came back to Akure with
my sister’s body tonight from Ore town. She was on her way to Lagos after she
left baba (Pa Rebeun Fasoranti) house Friday morning,” he said.
“Her vehicle was ambushed around
Ore town. The gunmen started shooting at them at the Ore expressway and the
driver had to quickly turn back but unknown to him there are some of them in
the bush along the other side of the road.
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The vehicle in which Olakurin was
travelling
“They shot at the tyres of the
SUV she was travelling in along with other persons. There were five people in
the car, a driver, herself, a cook and two of her nephews. Sadly, she was hit
by a bullet and was rushed to a hospital but she lost too much blood and she
died minutes after.
“By the time the police would
respond, about 30 minutes later, the gunmen had gone back into the bush. They
ran after hearing the sound of the patrol van. Nobody was kidnapped inside her
own vehicle.
“Although, those who were wounded
were rushed to a hospital and have been checked by doctors and they are fine.”
Yinka Odumakin, spokesman of
Afenifere, has blamed the incident on herdsmen but the police said kidnappers
were responsible for the attack.
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