Slain journalist buried amidst tears

…Several groups pay tributes to the late Ekiti-born journalist

By Mike Adebayo, Ado-Ekiti

Tears flowed freely while emotions also ran high as the body of the slain Ondo journalist, comrade Olubunmi Afuye was committed to mother earth in Akure, the capital city on Monday, Nigerian NewsDirect reports.

Afuye was killed by daredevil armed robbers last week Thursday when they attacked a Bank in Ilara Mokin, Ondo state.

Saint Thomas’ Anglican church, Isinkan Akure, the Ondo State capital, venue of the service of songs and funeral service for the late Olubunmi Afuye was filled with family members, colleagues, politicians, friends and other sympathizers who dressed in black attires and wore sad faces.

Taking his sermon from the book of Hebrew 9:27 and 2Corinthians 4:5, the Cleric in charge of Saint Stephens’ Anglican Church, Ita-Ogbolu, Venerable Stephen Sani said death was inevitable and charged everyone to live a life worthy of praise after death.

Describing the late journalist as a hardworking, humble, cheerful and devout christian, Venerable Sani urged everyone to always remember that death is a must for every mortal.

The cleric who lamented the manner in which the late broadcaster died, urged both the federal and state governments to step up security measures across the country.

Dignitaries who attended the funeral service included the Anglican Bishop of Akure Diocese, Reverend Simeon Borokini, a member of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Hon. Oluwole Borokini, Ondo NUJ Chairman, Mr Tona Aderoboye, Staff of Elizade university, Ilara Mokin, Members of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria SWAN Ondo and Ekitis states respectively, among others.

Aged 43, Olubunmi Afuye was the Public Relations Officer of Elizade University, Ilara-Mokin after leaving the Ondo State Radiovision Corporation, OSRC, where he worked as a broadcaster for almost a decade, Nigerian NewsDirect reports.