One of the four suspected killers of Funke
Olakunrin, the late daughter of the leader of Afenifere, Chief Reuben
Fasoranti, was one of the two new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ondo State.
The suspect with three others was ordered to be
remanded at Owo Correction Centre by Magistrate Victoria Bob-Manuel after their
samples must have been taken for COVID-19 screening to prevent them from
infecting other inmates in case they were positive
The order of the court was sequel to the request by
the state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Kolawole Olawoye (SAN),
who represented the state during the arraignment of the suspects.
As suspected, one of the suspects was confirmed to
have been tested negative when the results of the samples were released by the
National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
The confirmation of the status of the suspect was
disclosed by the state Governor, Oluwatotimi Akeredolu, through his twitter
handle.
"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, the late Pa Fasoranti’s Daughter.
"The state 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 commenced and their specimens are being
collected.
"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 chained to the
bed," Akeredolu said.
With the confirmation of two new cases, the number of
positive cases recorded by the state has now risen to six, out of which one has
been discharged after treatment.
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