Spokesman of pan-Yoruba socio-political group Afenifere Yinka Odumakin has died of complications from COVID-19
The activist, who had been on a ventilator at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) isolation centre, died on Saturday morning.
According to reports he had serious underlining conditions including diabetes, lung-related issues and a mild stroke first suffered a few years ago.
He had lung surgery before he was put on a ventilator. His case took a turn for the worse last week, with doctors concluding he had few days left
a source told this online newspaper.
His wife and fellow activist Joe Okei-Odumakin had just been informed of the death shortly before the filing of this report.
Odumakin played a key role in the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) that fought the regime of General Sani Abacha after the annulment of the June 12, 1993 election.
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