A prominent Nigerian human rights activist, Joe Odumakin has confirmed the death of her husband, Yinka Odumakin, the spokesman for the pan-Yoruba group, Afenifere. He died of coronavirus
Odumakin, 59, died at the isolation centre of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital.
Lamenting the death of her husband, Joe said, “A part of me is gone. A part of me is gone. He fought hard at the intensive care unit. Pray for me to survive this. My love is gone. He was OK before. Even on March 10, he was still attending meetings. He was recovering yesterday but he died this morning. I am at the intensive care unit. A part of me is gone”.
In a press statement titled, “A part of me is gone!”, Joe said, “With gratitude to the Supreme Being for a life well spent, Iannounce the passing on of my beloved husband, Comrade Yinka Odumakin to the great beyond after a brief illness.
“The sad event happened this morning (Saturday, 3/4/2021) at the intensive care unit of LASUTH where he was being managed for respiratory issues due to complications from COVID-19 which he had recovered from about a week ago.
“I appreciate the outpouring of grief and sympathy from home and abroad as I mourn my irreplaceable soulmate. I urge us all to remain steadfast in the cause of the masses to which he dedicated his life.
“Burial arrangement will be made public in due course”.
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