Suspect of Fasoranti’s daughter’s murder tests negative for Covid-19

One of the suspect that killed Funke Olakunrin, daughter of Afenifere leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, Adamu Adamu, has tested negative for COVID-19.

According to the Nation, Adamu Adamu was arrested in Edo State and tested positibe for COVID-19 after he and three others were arraigned in Akure.

He was kept at the State Infectious Disease Hospital where he was treated even though he made several attempts to escape from the facility.

After he tested negative, officials of Correctional Centre in Akure refused to admit him into the facility.

Addressing journalists on Monday, Governor Akeredolu said he has made necessary contacts with the Interior Minister, Rauf Aregbesola, to hasten the return of the defendant to the Correctional Centre.

Akeredolu said charges have been read to the suspect in respect of the case.

“It is no longer expedient to keep the suspect outside an approved Correctional Centre. Where he is not the proper place.

“We are already discussing with the Minister of Interior on the need to move the suspect, we call them defendants anyway, to the Correctional Centre. That is where he rightly belongs.

“We believe strongly that the minister will in mo distance time, direct appropriate quarters within his jurisdiction to effect the transfer of the man to the appropriate place, he said.

The Governor expressed optimism that the trial of the suspects would continue unhindered even as he described the two escape attempts of the suspects as worrisome.