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Nigerians Roast Femi Adesina Over Statement On Killing Of Funke Olakunrin By ‘Herdsmen’
Nigerians have berated President Muhammadu Buhari‘s spokesman, Femi Adesina, over his statement on the killing of Funke Olakunrin, the daughter of Afenifere leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti.
Naija News had reported earlier that the Yoruba socio-cultural organisation announced the killing of Mrs. Olakunrin by suspected herdsmen in a terse message sent to The PUNCH on Friday by the spokesman for Afenifere, Yinka Odumakin.
The spokesman for Afenifere said late Mrs. Olakunrin, a 58-year-old woman, was heading to Ore Junction from Akure, Ondo State when she was attacked and shot by the herdsmen.
The statement reads: “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,” the statement by issued by Odumakin on Friday said.
Reacting to the development on behalf of President Buhari in a statement on Friday night, Adesina said the murder was carried out by armed robbers and not herdsmen as widely reported.
“President Muhammadu Buhari condoles with Afenifere leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, whose daughter, Mrs. Funke Olakunrin was killed along Ondo-Ore road by those described as armed robbers by Ondo Police Command. He prays God to give Pa Fasoranti fortitude to bear the loss,” the Presidential spokesman had said.
President Muhammadu Buhari condoles with Afenifere leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, whose daughter, Mrs Funke Olakunrin was killed along Ondo-Ore road by those described as armed robbers by Ondo Police Command. He prays God to give Pa Fasoranti fortitude to bear the loss.
— Femi Adesina (@FemAdesina) July 12, 2019
Apparently displeased with the statement, Nigerians took to the micro-blogging site, Twitter, to blast Adesina for replacing herdsmen with armed robbers in his statement.
Naija News captured some of the reactions below…
A huge sh*t has hit the fan. It has scattered all over Oduduwaland. @GarShehu & @BashirAhmaad can't pack it. Only one man in @AsoRock can: Femi Adesina, who had been sidelined by the cabal. Yoruba ronu.
— Chuks Akunna (@akunnachux) July 13, 2019
"those described as armed robbers by Ondo Police Command" – Femi Adesina
Noted and Saved! https://t.co/Ti2x4I9TGz
— Gbemi Dennis™ (@GbemiDennis) July 13, 2019
This same Femi Adesina??? One who talks carelessly and distorts facts to suit what ever narrative his paymasters have asked him to whitewash? A christian southwesterner masquerading as a national spokesman? 🙄🧐🤔🤷♀️ pic.twitter.com/rdDT5azmTm
— serendipity (@doublejeopardee) July 13, 2019
https://twitter.com/chimbiko_jerome/status/1149971256864858112
justice in the shortest possible time.
Femi Adesina
Special Adviser to the President
(Media and Publicity)
July 12, 2019
— HON ADABANIJA Qomarudeen Idowu. Olufon Ade👑 (@AdabanijaQomaru) July 13, 2019
https://twitter.com/MgbeojiIkechi/status/1149947450062512128
https://twitter.com/olajideobe/status/1149971160559489024
Femi Adesina's conscience died the day he joined APC, Buhari & Lai Mohammed.
— Tungbacious Gospelite (@olajose94508393) July 13, 2019
Femi Adesina!!! Wetin dem give you shop? ..Selling your tribesmen at what price? Femi, is this all you have to say? Remember, whatever that goes up must come down. We are watching you and your masters.
— uche ibeike (@UIbeike) July 13, 2019
Here they come
Trust me, nothing will happen
But the painful part is that, a yoruba man, by the name of Femi Adesina, is refusing to accept that she was killed by fulani herdsmen
They are above the law.
O Nigeria, my fatherland! pic.twitter.com/KOz84B4u0G
— Newton (@NewtonIkire) July 13, 2019
https://twitter.com/amechioma/status/1149952179492544513
https://twitter.com/kwest_01/status/1149957287190171649
https://twitter.com/eastunltd/status/1149834329440358400
The thing no be joke o….that's why some say he is not the same person.
One version says A, the double says B
Femi Adesina tells us C, Garba Shehu denies the C and says it's actually D.
Bashir tweets late at night that he only took a picture of E
Lai denies all of the above
— The OBIdient Seeker (@The_Seeker76) July 11, 2019
