Human Rights Activist Yinka Odumakin Dies of Covid19 (video)

Popular human rights activist, Yinka Odumakin has died of complications arising from Covid19.

Yinka Odumakin is also a spokesperson for the Pan Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere. Reports say he gave to the disease today, 3rd of April at the Lagos State Teaching Hospital Isolation Centre.

Odumakin’s wife, Joe-Okei Odumakin, in her reaction cries that, “A part of me is gone. A part of me is gone. He fought 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.”

Governor of Lagos State, fellow activities, fans and Nigerians including those whose lives Odumakin impacted have been mourning his death.

Lauretta Onochie@Laurestar·3m My prayers and thoughts are with Ada Anioma @DrJoeOdumakin who lost her soul mate, husband, friend and father of her children, YinkaOdumakin, early this morning. May God send his balm of Gilead to comfort you and your entire family at this difficult time. May he find peace.

Yoruba Nation@OdudwaRepublic· “REST IN PEACE YINKAODUMAKIN. WE WILL CONTINUE THE FIGHT, FULANIS WILL NOT CONQUER YORUBALAND.”

Aisha Yesufu@AishaYesufu·49mDeath is not when you can no longer breathe in oxygen and breathe out carbondioxide, death is when you cannot speak in the face of injustice & tyranny because you are afraid to die. You live on YinkaOdumakin! May God give your family the fortitude to bear the loss. Rest in peace.

Dele Momodu Ovation@DeleMomodu·3hI slept about 5.30am this morning and had to switch off my phones, something I rarely do… Unknown to me TOKUNBO AFIKUYOMI, a mutual friend of YINKAODUMAKIN and I was trying frantically to reach me… Then I woke up and my first phone froze bec of endless messages… I called Tokunbo and he was weeping… This is just so sad. YINKA, please, REST IN PEACE…

A clip of one of the many things Odumakin will be remembered for:

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