{"id":67610,"date":"2019-07-14T03:10:25","date_gmt":"2019-07-14T02:10:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=67610"},"modified":"2019-07-14T03:10:25","modified_gmt":"2019-07-14T02:10:25","slug":"fasorantis-daughter-killing-nigeria-has-diminished-obasanjo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/fasorantis-daughter-killing-nigeria-has-diminished-obasanjo\/","title":{"rendered":"Fasoranti\u2019s Daughter Killing: Nigeria Has Diminished- Obasanjo"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m-86176435195135671\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\">Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday declared the country has been diminished by the killing of Mrs Funke Olakunri on Friday.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div>\n<p>Mrs. Olakunri is the daughter of elder statesman leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti.<\/p>\n<p>Obasanjo said the killing by suspected herdsmen was a worrisome development in the polity, especially, at a time when all well-meaning Nigerians are preaching tolerance and political accommodation.<\/p>\n<p>In a condolence letter to Pa Fasoranti, issued to the media through his Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Akinyemi, Obasanjo tasked the security agents to fish out those responsible for the heinous crime.<\/p>\n<p>Obasanjo: \u201cThis is a worrisome development in our polity, especially, at a time when all well-meaning Nigerians are preaching tolerance and political accommodation in national politics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI must say Nigeria as a whole is diminished by the manner of Funke\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe deplore this dastardly act and seize this opportunity to call on governments at all levels to leave no stone unturned in ensuring that our security agents vigorously pursue and find the perpetrators of such heinous crime and make them face the full weight of the law.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe must, together, find solution to all acts of insecurity in the country, particularly acts of banditry, kidnapping, robbery and killing by the suspected Fulani herdsmen.<\/p>\n<p>The former President, noted that his condolence letter would be delivered by Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola and Otunba Oluwole Fasawe to the bereaved\u00a0 Fasoranti in Akure, the Ondo state capital, because of his engagement in Morocco.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs you mourn the tragic loss of our very dear Funke, please be assured of the sympathy and profound sorrow of many others like me who are saddened by the manner of her demise, especially as she still had a lot to contribute to the nation and her family to which she was highly devoted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet me also implore you to be strong for the entire family. I pray that God Himself will comfort you and sustain the whole family in this hour of painful trial. And may the soul of the dear departed rest in perfect peace.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause I have to be in Morocco, I am sending a delegation of Otunba Oluwole Fasawe and Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola with this letter and to personally deliver my condolence,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"conversation-footer\" class=\"spacer\"><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday declared the country has been diminished by the killing of Mrs Funke Olakunri on Friday. 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