Suspected Killers Of Mrs Funke Olakunrin, Pa Fasoranti’s Daughter have been remanded In Prison Custody. The suspects including Lawal Mazaje, Adamu Adamu, Mohammed Shehu Usman and Auwal Abubakar were members of an eight-man gang that allegedly killed the 58-year-old woman.
The suspected crime lord who led the team has also declared wanted by the police after detectives laboured in vain to arrest him for several months.
Mrs Olakunrin, a daughter of Afenifere leader Reuben Fasoranti, was killed in July 2019 by armed men, who were not immediately identified.
The murder sparked nationwide outrage, especially amongst leaders in the south, and worsened distrust between Yoruba leaders and the Buhari administration, which has been accused of not doing enough to curb the activities of marauding herders and other criminal gangs.
Penultimate Thursday, the police announced they have made a significant progress in their efforts to apprehend the killers.
The suspects so far taken into custody in alleged connection to the murder are: Lawal Mazaje, 40, from Felele area of Kogi State; Adamu Adamu, 50, from Jada area of Adamawa State; Mohammed Usman, 26, from Illela area of Sokoto State and Auwal Abubakar, 25, from Shinkafi area of Zamfara State.
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