The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos Mainland Local Government Area on Monday held a memorial service to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the death of Olufunsho Williams, a former governorship candidate murdered in 2006.
The service, held at St. Dominic’s Catholic Church, Yaba, was themed, “A Life of Service. A Legacy of Integrity. An Inspiration Forever.”
Mr Williams was killed at his residence in Dolphin Estate, Ikoyi, Lagos, on 27July 2006, shortly before the PDP was expected to choose its candidate for the 2007 Lagos State governorship election. He ran for governor in the earlier 2003 governorship election in the state but lost to Bola Tinubu, the future Nigerian president.
Twenty years after his death, the circumstances surrounding the killing remain a subject of public interest. Although six men were prosecuted in connection with the murder, the killing has remained unresolved.
During trial, prosecution witness, Oladapo Obafunwa, the then Chief Forensic Pathologist of Lagos State, told the Lagos High Court in 2014 that Mr Williams died from lack of oxygen caused by manual strangulation. He said the post-mortem examination also found wounds which could be described as defence wounds.
