‘Nigeria Is Diminished’ Obasanjo Reacts To Murder Of Fasoranti’s Daughter, Funke Olakunrin

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has decried the murder of Mrs Funke Olakunri, the daughter of Afenifere leader, Reuben Fasoranti, on Friday.

Olakunri, according to Afenifere’s spokesperson, Yinka Odumakin, was killed by suspected herdsmen on the Ondo-Ore road in Osun State, by suspected herdsmen.

The group’s position has been contradicted by the Presidency which said it was informed by the police that the deceased was murdered by armed robbers.

Obasanjo, in reaction to the incident, condoled with the Fasoranti family for what he described as a “dastardly act”.

The former president’s condolence message was contained in a letter by his media aide, Kehinde Akinyemi, and which he said would be delivered to the Fasoranti family by Olagunsoye Oyinlola and Oluwole Fasawe because he is currently away in Morocco.

Read the full letter below:

July 13, 2019
Pa Reuben Fasoranti,
Akure,
Ondo State.
CONDOLENCE

I received, today, the tragic news of the death of your beloved daughter, Mrs. Funke Olakunri, who was killed by some suspected Fulani herdsmen.

This is a worrisome development in our polity, especially, at a time when all well-meaning Nigerians are preaching tolerance and political accommodation in national politics. I must say Nigeria as a whole is diminished by the manner of Funke’s death. We deplore this dastardly act and seize this opportunity to call on governments at all levels to leave no stone unturned in ensuring that our security agents vigorously pursue and find the perpetrators of such heinous crime and make them face the full weight of the law. We must, together, find solution to all acts of insecurity in the country, particularly acts of banditry, kidnapping, robbery and killing by the suspected Fulani herdsmen.

As you mourn the tragic loss of our very dear Funke, please be assured of the sympathy and profound sorrow of many others like me who are saddened by the manner of her demise, especially as she still had a lot to contribute to the nation and her family to which she was highly devoted.

Let me also implore you to be strong for the entire family. I pray that God Himself will comfort you and sustain the whole family in this hour of painful trial. And may the soul of the dear departed rest in perfect peace.

Because I have to be in Morocco, I am sending a delegation of Otunba Oluwole Fasawe and Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola with this letter and to personally deliver my condolence.