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Photo: Yinka Odumakin’s widow carries corpse at lying in state

Yinka Odumakin and Joe Okei-Odumakin

Activist Joe Okei-Odumakin on Thursday joined in carrying the corpse of her husband Yinka Odumakin, activist and spokesman of the Yoruba socio-cultural organisation Afenifere.

A lying-in-state ceremony was held for Odumakin at the Police College, Ikeja, Lagos, attended by high-profile individuals including Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.

Odumakin’s body will on Friday, April 23 depart Lagos for Moro, his country home, in Ife North Local Government Area of Osun State.

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