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Remembering 'Daniel' Abodunrin, the prophet who died in the University of Ibadan lions' den 30 years ago

Perhaps you are not aware or too occupied to follow up the ongoing spiritual exercise in the Christians' world, this article is meant for you. Christians around the world are observing the 40 days fasting and prayer as did by Jesus before His earthly ministry.

In this post, as you have rightly seen it in the caption above "Remembering 'Daniel' Abodunrin, the prophet who died in the University of Ibadan lions' den 30 years ago", we are remembering a supposedly prophet of God who died tragically in the University of Ibadan's zoological garden. Suffice to add that this year 2021 marks 30 years of his death.

Supposing you are wondering how it all happened and when it happened, this post will shed light on all you need to know. Happy reading.

Ibadan is the third largest city in Africa after Cairo and Johannesburg. It lies in the south-western part of Nigeria and houses some of the first set of developments in the country. One of such is the premier university known as the University of Ibadan. It was founded in 1948 by the colonial masters in order to train people educationally. One of the fascinating places within the university is the Zoological Garden. This place proudly houses different animals ranging from lions to rabbits. As the writer of this post, I was opportune to be there again in the year 2017. It is a popular custom of many families residing in Ibadan to pay a visit to the zoo during festive periods like the Easter fast approaching. They use this period to hang out with loved ones and catch some fun.

On this historical day in the Easter season of the year 1991, visitors as usual stormed the premier univer

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Remembering Remilekun Fani-Kayode, then Western Region Deputy Premier who escaped being killed in Nigeria's first coup of 1966

Many Nigerians have heard the name Femi Fani-Kayode but not many are aware of the roles his father or forefathers had played in the national development of the country. A glance at their family historical background will no doubt leave you bewildered. They have such an enviable record. For the sake of this article, our focus will be on Femi Fani-Kayode's father i.e Chief Remilekun Fani-Kayode.

Chief Victor Babaremilekun Adetokunboh Fani-Kayode lived between 1921-1995. He held the Queen's Counsel, Senior Advocate of Nigeria and Commander of the Order of the Niger titles. He was born on 22 December, 1921 in Chelsea, England. He hailed from a prominent and widely read Yoruba family of Ile-Ife from south-western part of Nigeria. His grandfather by name Reverend Emmanuel Adedapo Kayode was an Anglican Priest who got his Master of Arts degree from Fourah Bay College, an affiliate of Durham University. He acquired this in 1885. Remilekun's father was Victor Adedapo Kayode, who studied law from Selwyn College, Cambridge in 1921, and called to the Middle Temple in 1922. Upon returning to the country, he became a prominent and well sought lawyer and then a judge in Nigeria.

Chief Remilekun Fani-Kayode had his education at King's College, Lagos before studying Law in Downing College at the University of Cambridge in 1941. He emerged the best student in his British Bar examinations for the whole of the British Commonwealth. Called to the British Bar at the Middle Temple in 1945, and later appointed as Queens Counsel in 1960. He became the third and youngest Nigerian ever to be made Queens Counsel. In 1977, he became the Senior Advocate of Nigeria, thus becoming the third Nigerian to become a SAN.

Alongside his friends i.e Chief Frederick Rotimi Williams, Chief Bode..

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