Olakunrin’s Murder: Ex-President Jonathan Visits Pa Fasonranti

Nigeria’s immediate past President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday visited Afenifere leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti after the death of his daughter, Mrs Funke Olakunrin.

Jonathan disclosed this in a tweet on his official handle @GEJonathan and shared pictures of his visit.

I was at the residence of Pa Reuben Fasoranti at Akure, Ondo State, to sympathise with his family on the death of his daughter, Mrs. Funke Olakunrin. May God heal all grieving hearts and grant the soul of the departed eternal rest. pic.twitter.com/lZWEa21QrW

— Goodluck E. Jonathan (@GEJonathan) July 16, 2019

The former president had earlier condoled with Pa Fasoranti after sharing on his Twitter handle that his family and offers their deepest solidarity now and always.

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He decried Olakunri’s murder by suspected herdsmen adding that no one deserves to hear such news, “not the least being Pa Fasoranti, a man that has given so much to Nigeria and asked so little.”

Baba, may God comfort you and your family and grant you the fortitude to bear the loss, even as we pray that the Almighty returns peace to Nigeria. My family and I offer you our deepest solidarity now and always. We also extend our arm in love to Afenifere.
GEJ.

— Goodluck E. Jonathan (@GEJonathan) July 13, 2019

Mrs Olakunrin was killed by armed men on Friday last week while traveling along the Benin-Ore Expressway in south-western Nigeria.

Her murder has sparked outrage from individuals and groups across the county, especially from leaders in the south-west region.

Some of those who condemned the killing were former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka, who decried the security situation in the country.

But the Presidency has warned against politicising security and called on various leaders across the country to be mindful their language and its potential consequences.

See more photos from Jonathan’s visit below…