Father of Female Officer Killed In Offa Robbery Dies In Kwara.

Father of Female Officer Killed In Offa Robbery Dies In Kwara.

Father of a female police officer, Mrs. Yemisi Makinde slain by armed robbers in the April 5th, 2018 Offa robbery incident reportedly died in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital at the weekend.

Late Oyeyemi, a retired Inspector hailed from Agbonda town, Irepodun local government council area of the state.

He was said to have reportedly fallen sick immediately after the untimely death of his daughter.

Late Mrs. Makinde, nee Oyeyemi, was one of the nine police officers gunned down by the armed robbers in the incident.

About 33 residents of the town including officers of the Nigeria Police Force were killed during the attack.

It was gathered that the late Mr. Oyeyemi, who had been in serious agony since the death of his daughter, died at his, Ilorin resident, exactly nine months after his daughter was killed during the armed robbery attack in Offa.

A relation of the deceased said that Mr. Oyeyemi developed high blood pressure due to the shock of his daughter’s death.

It was also gathered that all the drugs he had been using to manage the ailment failed to achieve the desired change, a development that complicated his sickness at the weekend and ultimately claimed his life.

The source also said that the remains of the deceased had been deposited at the mortuary of University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital Complex, UITHC, Ilorin.