Woman seeks justice for husband murdered at INEC collation centre

Mrs. Oluwaseyi Akinfolarin, the wife of the soldier who shot her husband dead at a detention center in Ondo State, has demanded the soldier’s capture and prosecution.
A soldier working at the INEC collation center in Owena Ayetoro, Idanre local government area, is accused of shooting her husband, Akinlabi Akinfolarin.

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When he was killed, the deceased was one of the supporters accompanying Hon Festus Akingbaso, the winner of the House of Representatives seat for the Ifedore/Idanre Federal Constituency, to receive his Certificate of Result.

According to reports, he was shot following an altercation with security personnel.

However, in a conversation with journalists, his wife claimed that her late husband was not the political miscreant or thug that had been portrayed in the media.

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“My husband was a peace-loving man who harbor no grudges against anyone,” she said. Prior to his passing, we spoke, and he assured me that everything was fine. Surprisingly, the next call I received informed me that he had been killed by a soldier.