“I will miss Funke so much, no one on earth can fill the space she has left in my life, that of the children and family.

“She is an easy-going person, good and dutiful, always committed to achieve whatever she wants to achieve, leaving no stone unturned.”

With this dirge amidst sobbing uncontrollably, Mr. Idowu Olakunri yesterday broke his long silence and mourned his wife, Olufunke, who was killed on July 12, 2019 along Benin/Ore/Lagos Expressway by unknown gunmen.

In the past six days since the killing happened, never had condolence visits been darker and gloomier than the look on the deceased husband’s face, whose marrows were writhing in pains over the loss of a beloved one.


Deeply in grief, his head was downcast, sometimes too weak to acknowledge the presence of sympathisers and crème-de-la-crème of society that came to commiserate with the bereaved family.

Though he was not allowed to talk with journalists, as friends and well-wishers fenced him off any interaction at the moment of grief, his facial expressions, mood and intermittent sighs portrayed emotional gashes that would take time to heal.

With hushed and inaudible tones, Stone, as Idowu is fondly called by his friends and peers, could not stop the torrents of tears that trickled down his cheeks, melting the man in him as he cried, supporting his head repeatedly with his hands, buried in grief.

According to people who know the couple very well, Idowu would sorely miss Olufunke, as they both made a good team in managing the political life and activities of the Afenifere patriarch and nonagenarian.

It was gathered that the monthly Afenifere meetings in Pa Fasoranti’s house, being sort of the national secretariat, over the years, had been a huge success due to the efforts of the deceased and her husband, who has become inseparable from the Fasoranti fold.

Idowu, an indigene of Owo town in Ondo State and younger brother of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) secretary, Pastor Simeon Olusola Olakunri, would no doubt get too much work in the saddle for himself, as his wife embarked on a journey of no return.

Like other sympathisers who had come and gone earlier, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, noted: “This is a massive tragedy, as you can imagine. We have seen it replicated here and there, which is kidnapping, death and killings.”

On his part, National Vice Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Eddy Olafeso, and the Zonal Working Committee of the party, said in a statement issued to journalists in Akure, the state capital:
“We note that President Buhari has once again issued another in the series of condolence messages, commiserating with Pa Reuben Fasoranti, father of Olufunke. In the message, he whimsically rationalised this murder as an armed robbery attack.

“We, however, differ and now tell him it was a Fulani herdsmen action, as people in that area of incidence clearly said the location remains the criminals’ major theatre of operation.

“We want to remind the President that he was elected to be our Commander-in-Chief and not mourner-in-chief. It is his responsibility to make our nation safe from all strive and lawlessness, not to excuse and rationalise them.”

The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Otunba Gani Adams, during a condolence visit to Pa Fasoranti on Thursday evening, declared that the recurring insecurity in the Southwest was being perpetrated to prod the people to rebel against the federal government.

He added: “We have to be careful not to go into their own trap. We don’t want a situation where we walk into their trap, because we realised that this ugly incident is being coordinated beyond our own scene. There are some forces behind them.

“How can ordinary herdsmen be holding AK 47? In our finding, AK 47 rifle goes for about N1 million and with many bullets. So, we are looking beyond ordinary herdsmen.

“We realised that there are some forces behind them in three phases. Those who strike in the bush, those who issue statement to back them up and those who are strategists and give instructions to those who strike and those who issue statements.”

He lamented that Yoruba people are not prepared and proactive to resist any aggression against their land, but rather preferred to react, despite the warnings and premonitions some of them had in the past.

“When we tell our people to prepare, they are non-challant to it. I have seen this signal, I have the information.”

He, however, disclosed that the region has been discussing with various security agencies in the country to find lasting solutions to the menace of insecurity, adding that Yoruba people are ready to support government at all levels.

“We are having different meetings with different organisations and we are planning to have a synergy with our state governments in the Southwest.

“But I can tell you authoritatively that we are meeting as a group, as stakeholders, to map out strategies that can complement efforts of the law enforcement agencies.”

https://www.akelicious.net/2019/07/i-will-miss-funke-so-much-says-husband.html

It's so sad. It's now you guys know that you'll map out strategies of enforcing the law. Because it has affected one of you. More affects is still on their way.


My first time ever, I made FTC
Sounds like it's gonna be a blessing filled day for me today and likely forever . Nairalanders come and follow me and rejoice ohhh . At Seun, abeg how's the payment done? How will you transfer my money?



I dedicate this FTC to my loving and only mum struggling for me on this earth alone. To all other mums and across the globe. God grant them long life, financial help, happiness, protection, love, peace and joy all through the days of their lives in Jesus name, Amen.

it's Fulani herdsmen handiwork....

It's Evans group of companies handiwork....

It's assassination by masked men....

It's the handiwork of village people....

It's government .....

The blame continues and the matter is swept under the carpet without anyone arrested and proper forensic investigation done and those culpable brought to Justice.

We will all rant here, threaten and make the loudest noise in the media and after a few days everything becomes normal except for the immediate family who will continue to bear the pains of their loss.

This country is doomed.

Tufiakwa!

Who do you believed killed her

Like for Fulani Herdmen
Share for Gunmen

Eyah

Take heart sir. May her gentle soul continue to Rest In Peace.

Either killed by Fulani Herdsmen terrorists or by criminal gangs, the bottomline is there are HIGH-LEVEL insecurity across Nigeria and the APC led government of Mohomodu Buhary is clueless on the solution or rather enjoying the blood flow.

Hmmm. May God strengthen him

And I rushed to open thinking it was our own Funke Akindele... Op be warned!

At last we have heard from the husband, all attention has been on the father. Show some respect to the husband also biko.

Hundreds of ppl have been kidnapped and killed but nothing has been done about it... Instead of d govt to sit up and device new strategies on how to combat these menace ravaging d nation dey are busy debating on who is responsible and who isn't while some other ppl are busy declaring an imaginary war each tym these ppl strike in d region.. It is even more annoying dat d kidnappings and killings only get dis much attention wen "a big man" is involved

Please this woman has died and people who used to know her will definitely miss her,

We don't care,

I feel your pains, only someone who have lost a dear one will understand..funny enough one big country called NIGERIA no send or even understand!

Noted

Oh

Buhari is a failure, the insecurity will get to his household this next level......

Not to come as insensitive but why does it have to happen to a "big man" before the govt knows its serious?

May her soul rest in peace .
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This is what i have been saying and some people were aruging with me here that we need to host fifa world cup. Nigeria has long list of serious problems to fix. Daily, Nigerians are been kidnapped and raped at an extremely high rate. The media cant report all. Only high public figures get attention.

There was a time my aunt's husband was kidnapped, they refused to make it media thing and sorted out the kidnappers. Some people said i am not patriotic. I mean, some animals think patriotism means hiding the fact and painting everything white. That is lying. Nigeria is currently having so many malfunctioned systems. What we need is not to host fifa world cup, but a collective way to reduce our problems. Our problem has a lot to do with our constitution and system of govt.

E no go better for the corrupt insensitive Tinubu

The future shall revisit the past and the past shall bear witness against the present

Continue to RIP MA.

Nbote:
Hundreds of ppl have been kidnapped and killed but nothing has been done about it... Instead of d govt to sit up and device new strategies on how to combat these menace ravaging d nation dey are busy debating on who is responsible and who isn't while some other ppl are busy declaring an imaginary war each tym these ppl strike in d region.. It is even more annoying dat d kidnappings and killings only get dis much attention wen "a big man" is involved

were you not the parts of people voted for PMB?
Sebi we warned you guyz

Victor08032:


were you not the parts of people voted for PMB? Sebi we warned you guyz

E b lyk say U b new comer for nairaland abi

Oduduwa Republic, which way to go