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The Lying-in-State of Afenifere spokesperson, Yinka Odumakin

By Uchechi Ojo April 22, 2021274 views

The funeral rites of former spokesperson of Pan-Yoruba group, Afenifere, Yinka Odumakin, kicked off today April 22, with a lying-in-state of his body and service of songs at the Police College, Ikeja Lagos.

His body will leave Lagos for Moro, his country home, in Ife North LGA of Osun State On Friday, April 23, where a Christian wake keep will be held at the Origbo Anglican Grammar School, Moro, to be followed by a candlelight procession. His body will be interred on Saturday, April 24.

Odumakin died from COVID19-related complications at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital isolation centre on Friday, April 2.

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