Oyo lawyers ready to investigate Yekini’s death

A team of lawyers in Oyo State has expressed the desire to investigate the circumstances
surrounding the death of former Super Eagles striker Rashidi Yekini.
The World Cup star, who is credited with scoring the highest goals for the national team, died
in Ibadan on May 4, a few weeks after his family members took him away from his home.
Yekini’s former lawyer, Mohammed Olanrewaju, told THE PUNCH in a telephone interview on
Wednesday that the lawyers were ready to wade into the matter with the view to exposing
the truth about Yekini’s death.
He said, “The lawyers are unhappy that everyone keeps quiet over the death of Rashidi
because it revolves round his family. They have argued that the issue goes beyond family
matter, not only because a national hero was involved but because of the traces of
manslaughter or murder that are noticed in the reports before he died.”
Olanrewaju added that he had called on the family many times to apologise to the nation
over their role in his death as this would demonstrate remorse.
“What the family did was not acceptable. I have called on them to come out with the truth
and name those involved in the circumstances leading to his death. They were misled by the
negative reports about their son’s health and I told them not to keep quiet over the matter. If
they had done that, the nation would have forgiven them. I am aware that everyone is
furious over his death.”
He said one of the major areas to be clarified was the striker’s whereabouts between the
time he was taken away by his family and the time he was moved to a hospital where he
was pronounced dead.