Olakunbi Adene, a prominent caterer and Chief Executive of Country Kitchen, was tragically murdered at her residence on Oda Road, just five days after celebrating her 54th birthday.
According to reliable sources, neighbors discovered Adene’s lifeless body on her bed and alerted the house caretaker. The attack occurred in the Akure metropolis, and her killers remain unknown.
A family member informed reporters that Adene, a mother of two, had been in good health with no signs of illness before her untimely death. “Her lifeless body was found in a pool of blood on her bed with no trace of her killers,” the source stated.
Adene had recently entertained numerous visitors at her birthday celebration, serving a variety of wines and drinks to her guests.
The deceased’s husband, Dele Adene, expressed his shock and sorrow upon hearing the news of his wife’s death. Speaking with newsmen, he described the incident as a rude shock.
Adene said:”I was told that my wife’s corpse was found on her bed in a pool of blood which showed she was hacked to death.
“I cannot believe that no arrests have been made up till the moment of talking to you. I feel suspects should have been arrested.
“Her phone should be tracked and I don’t know how dwellers in the building did not know such thing happened in a house with four flats apartment.
Also, the deceased’s daughter, Tejumade, said it was the caretaker of the house where her mother lived, who called to inform her that she was found dead in a pool of blood.
“I came back from the church and was trying her line, but it was switched off.
“I later received a call from my mother’s brother who called to inform me that my mother had been killed.”
Meanwhile, the remains of the deceased had been deposited at the mortuary in Akure.
When contacted, the state police image maker Funmi Odunlami confirmed that she was murdered by unknown killers.
Odunlami said “I am aware of the incident, and an investigation is currently ongoing.
She promised that the killers would be smoked out and made to face the wrath of the law.