How Yinka Odumakin, Popular Afenifere Spokesman Died Of COVID-19

Yinka Odumakin, popular human rights activist and spokesman of Pan-Yoruba sociocultural group Afenifere, has been reported dead.

Odumakin reportedly died on Saturday morning from COVID-19 complications, according to multiple reports.

The activist had been on ventilator at a treatment centre in Lagos, according to reports.

A report by the news portal Qed.ng said that Odumakin “had serious underlining conditions including diabetes, lung-related issues and a mild stroke he suffered a few years ago.

“He had a lung surgery before he was put on a ventilator.”

The report said that “his case reportedly took a turn for the worse last week, with doctors concluding he had few days left.

“His wife and fellow activist Joe Okei-Odumakin had just been informed of the death shortly before the filing of this report”, according to report in News Express.

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