Hoodlums
attacked the residence of a worker of
the Central Bank of Nigeria, Kehinde
Fatinoye, and his wife, Oluwabukola, at
the GRA, Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital
On
New Year Day. It was
confirmed by the younger brother of the deceased, DAUD
OLATUNJI. The
hoodlums set the couple ablaze after
killing them. They abducted their surviving son, Oreoluwa, and threw him into
the Ogun River. The corpse of the son was retrieved from the river on Tuesday
What is your name?
My name is Fatinoye
Oluwaloseyi Samuel.
Who are you to the
deceased?
I am the younger
brother of Kehinde Fatinoye and the last born in the family.
What can you say about
the incident?
I cannot say much about
this terrible incident because we did not stay together. I work in Lagos, and
my brother lived in Abeokuta. So, I cannot say this is how or why what happened
to my brother came to be.
How did you get the
information about the incident?
I got a call from my
brother’s friend in Abeokuta. He said Tecno (that is my nickname) “you have
come down to Abeokuta now.” He said something had happened to my brother, and
when I asked what had happened, he insisted that I come to Abeokuta.
I left Lagos
immediately for Abeokuta. I went straight to the GRA, my brother’s house.
When you got there,
what did you see?
(Crying)… When I
entered the house, I went straight to my brother’s room. I saw my brother and
his wife burnt. They were dead. I did not know what to do. I didn’t even know
where I was. It was like a dream. I was feeling like, “Could this be true?”
How can you describe
your late brother?
He was a very humble
man. If he met you for the first time, he would accord you respect regardless
of your age difference. He was very gentlemanly. He was loved by people. He was
easygoing. He had friends. You would never see him where they are fomenting
trouble. He respected everyone.
For instance, I was
fighting with someone when my brother called, and when he came, he met me
fighting the person. Do you know what he did? He begged the man to go and gave
him money without asking me what the cause of the fight was. I objected to it,
and he said I should let him go. He told me he had to do it in order to keep
the peace. That was my brother, very humble and gentle.
In the family, how would you describe him?
He was the backbone of
the family. You can quote me anywhere: “He was our breadwinner.” He was the
backbone of the family. There was nobody like him in the family. We all
depended on him. He helped the family. He settled many debts incurred by the
family members.
Did he have parents?
He had no parents and
no sister.
How old was his marriage?
He had been married for
over 20 years before his sudden death.
How many children did
he have?
He had two children:
Oreoluwa and Oluwatunmise.
Did he have any other
children left?
No, he did not have any
more. His firstborn, Oreoluwa, is over 20 years old, and he is doing his
masters degree. He is dead now. My brother has no children. His family has been
wiped out.
What happened to the
second child?
He lost his second
child, Oluwatunmise, in June. I was told that he slumped during a football
match in school and died. I was called for the incident. I was told that the
boy, after finishing Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination was
playing football, fell, and died. I was the one who buried him. I retrieved his
body from the mortuary and buried him at the Kobape Elementary. My brother
called me to come to Abeokuta from Lagos. Look at my life. I buried the second
born, I buried my brother and his wife, and I am going to bury this one. I’m
empty; there’s nothing left for me. (crying)
How will the family
miss him?
It is how I will miss
him. We were so close, and I will miss him a lot. It would be even better if I
died because I know he would care for my children better than I could. I know
this. I cannot even take care of my children.
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