Suspect in murder of Fasoranti’s daughter tests positive for coronavirus

A member of the gang facing trial over alleged killing of Funke Olakunrin, the daughter of the national leader of Afenifere, Reuben Fasoranti has tested positive to coronavirus, and isolated from other inmates

Penpushing reports that, Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, in a statement made available to journalists on Sunday confirmed the development, explaining that the latest two cases of coronavirus in the State, involved one of the alleged murder suspects.

“We have confirmed two other cases in Ondo State. One of the cases involves one of the recently arraigned suspects in the murder of Mrs Funke Olakunrin, Pa Fasoranti’s Daughter’, the Governor disclosed.

“The Commissioner of police has been duly informed and the line tracing of police officers and others in the SARs facility where he was kept has started and their specimens are being collected’,he added.

“The suspect has been isolated from others and will be moved to the IDH for treatment. The commissioner of police has assured the state that there will be adequate security around the IDH premises to prevent his escape and while on treatment, he will be manacled to the bed. I will expatiate on all cases in my weekly press briefing tomorrow”,Akeredolu stated

Penpushing further reports that, the murder suspects  were on Friday arraigned  at the Chief Magistrate’s Court in Akure and the Magistrate, Victoria Bob-Manuel  ordered that they should be remanded at the Correctional Centre in Owo.

Meanwhile,the magistrate, equally ordered that the suspects should undergo coronavirus test and the result ascertained before being admitted into the correctional centre, but the result turned out positive.