Fulani Herdsmen: Afenifere Chairman’s Daughter Murdered

July 12, 2019

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Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, says it has received information that Mrs. Funke Olakunrin, daughter of Afenifere chairman, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, has been killed by persons suspected to be herdsmen.

The spokesman for Afenifere, Mr. Yinka Odumakin, said this in a terse message sent to The PUNCH on Friday.

According to Odumakin, the 58-year-old woman was heading to Ore Junction from Akure, Ondo State, when she was attacked and shot by the herdsmen.

He said, “We have confirmed the death of Mrs. Funke Olakunrin (58), daughter of our leader, Chief Fasoranti.

“Eyewitness accounts say she died of gunshots from Fulani herdsmen who shot her at Ore junction in Ondo State earlier today.

“She was coming from Akure when the armed Fulani herdsmen came from the bush to attack her and other vehicles.

“Her domestic staff in the car with her also sustained gunshots.

“This is one death too many and a clear we-can-take-it-no-more death.”

Olufunke is the second child of 94-year-old Fasoranti to die. The elder statesman had also lost a daughter, Bunmi, some years ago.

Also Yoruba Summit Group confirmed the incident and sent Press Statement to SKYTREND NEWS

Triggering away the Soul of The Yoruba Nation.
A murder too many.

With great Sorrow and Sadness we the Yoruba Nation, announce the gruesome killing of the daughter of the Leader of Afẹ́nifẹ́re, Barrister Funke Fasoranti Olakunrin today, as she was on her way to Lagos from visiting her aged father, Pa Reuben Fasoranti OFR at Àkúrẹ́.

Funke, a lawyer and banker at 58 years, became the latest victim of the murderous Fulani herdsmen at the Ọ̀rẹ̀ junction….

And at this juncture, The Yorùbá Summit Group, the Umbrella Body of All Yoruba groups, will have to say to the whole Yoruba Nation that we have just about had enough of this Evil union that has failed the 60 million strong Yoruba people, yet again.

Just today, the Yoruba Nation through the Yoruba Summit Group, comprising of 80 groups, rose with one voice after our Plenary at the home of our Leader Pa Ayo Adebanjo, with far reaching decisions… To therefore be bashed, buffeted with such a gruesome death in the heart of the Yoruba Nation, will Not be allowed to happen without Profound and Fundamental Consequences…!

This is where The Yoruba cross the border into Angrytown, and not even for the time being:
Tí’kú bá ń’pa òótọ́;
Tí’lẹ̀ ń’gbe òṣìkà;
Bó pẹ́, bó yá, ire á máa sú ni í ṣe — if the wicked prosper and the righteous suffer, doing good becomes quite burdensome…The Yoruba are no more ready to continue to carry the burden of an ungrateful, unfruitful union.

There will be a more comprehensive and definitive statement coming forth to the Yoruba Nation from the Yoruba Summit Group, in due course.

And to the enablers, prevaricators, protectors of the itinerant murdering Fulani herdsmen, a plea — Leave us to mourn and bury our Dead.
None-such fake condolences are needed at this time:
Ò ń ṣe mí, ò ń gbà mi; báwo la ṣe ń dúpẹ́ lọ́wọ́ ẹni tó ń ṣe ní!?

Mogaji Gboyega Adejumo.
Publicity Secretary,
Yoruba Summit Group.