Death is Inevitable no doubt but when it comes in unusual circumstances, it becomes mysterious.
This was exactly the case. the penultimate weekend when 5 top Nigerians died mysteriously in 1 weekend. Their death came as a rude shock because of the circumstances surrounding them.
Perhaps one thing that remains a mystery about these prominent Nigerians is that they were all hale and hearty before their death was announced. Even the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, released official condolences to 3 of the sons of Oduduwa whose death came as a rude shock to the Yoruba dynasty. One of those whose death has generated a lot of controversies since it was announced few days ago was that of Senator Isiaka Adeleke.
The three-term Senator who was representing Osun West Senatorial district having won the election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in 2015 died on Sunday 23, 2017 at Bikets Hospital in Oshogbo, the Osun State capital, after suffering a heart attack according to sources. Adeleke, the first civilian governor of Osun State, in 2014, dumped the People’s Democratic Party, PDP.
At an event in Osogbo, the Osun state capital, while leading thousands of his supporters to defect to APC, Adeleke noted that with the alleged assault on him by the then Minister of Police Affairs, Jelili Adesiyan, and candidate of the PDP, Iyiola Omisore, he and his followers were no longer safe in the party. His death has since sparked controversies over the fact if he truly died of heart attack, drug overdose or if he was killed.
In the early hours of Saturday, April 22nd 2017, Veteran Nollywood actor, Olumide Bakare gave up the ghost. According to media reports, Bakare, who has been sick for more than a year was discharged from the University College Hospital (UCH) last year after he was allegedly diagnosed with a respiratory disorder problem. The Ibadan-based actor and former NTA staff, fondly called Chief Koko on the heels of his role in a TV series, ‘Koko Close’ back in the days, had been battling ill-health since 2013.
Another unexplainable exit of life was that of Professor Olu Akeusola. Who would have believed that barely 5 months after he was coronated the new Obagun of Ijebuland, Prof Olurotimi Sikiru Akeusola, Provost of Micheal Otedola College of Primary Education (MOCPED) would have breathed his last? He died at the age of 55.
He was the University of Lagos Best scholar of the year 1988/89 session, the Dean Faculty of Arts Award holder for the Best performance in French 1989/90 session, Vice Chancellor Award for the Best Performance at the Degree Level 1989/90 session and the Best Masters Graduating Student, M.A. French and Comparative Grammar, University of Lagos in 1995 and as a result of which he was exempted from M.Phil and allowed to proceed directly to Ph.D.
The scholar was also known to be a socialite and for this reason, would be greatly missed at Lagos parties.
The Director General of the Development Agenda for Western Nigeria (DAWN) Commission, Dipo Famakinwa also passed away penultimate weekend. Born on July 7, 1966, Famakinwa would have been 51 later this year. Mr. Famakinwa’s organization was responsible for designing and implementing the blueprint for better integration and governance of the six south-western states.
Prof. Babalola Borishade, 71, former Nigerian minister of education is also dead. Though he died in London on Wednesday after a brief illness, his death wasn’t reported until the weekend. He was initially rushed to Reddington Hospital in Lagos, from where he was taken to London. The cause of death was lung and heart as related. Borishade was born in Usi- Ekiti on March 7, 1946 into the Ebi Ilotin family. He served as a minister for four terms from 1999-2011. The electrical engineer was also a teacher and a political strategist.
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