Afenifere Leader Ayo Adebanjo is Dead? Fact Emerges

• Afenifere leader, Ayo Adebajo, is still alive despite claims in some quarters, particularly on X (formerly Twitter), that he is dead
• A fact-check report, which probed his rumoured death, showed that the viral claims about the nonagenarian was false
• The report showed that the Afenifere leader was mistaken for Professor Ayo Banjo, former vice-chancellor of the University of Ibadan, who passed away recently

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The claim on social media that the outspoken Afenifere leader, Ayo Adebanjo, had passed away is false.

According to Dubawa, an X user @RodemiF, in a now-deleted post, made the claim that the leader of the socio-political group died at the age of 96.

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The X user wrote:

"Chief Ayo Adebanjo goes home @96. May his soul rest in peace. Amen".

Some Nigerians, who appeared to believe his post, took to the comment section to express their condolences to the group and family of the Yoruba leader.

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However, findings by Dubawa, a fact-checking organisation, which vetted the claim, showed the X user's post was inaccurate.

Further research showed that the claim was also debunked in a report by the Guardian newspaper.

In the same vein, Adebanjo's aide, asked the public to disregard the rumour, as reported by Vanguard.

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Checks showed that Professor Ayo Banjo, a former University of Ibadan vice chancellor, died at the age of 90 on Friday, May 24, 2024.

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His death was announced a few days before that of Afenifere leader's rumours surfaced on social media.

Findings showed some people mistook the former vice-chancellor for Adebanjo due to the similarities in their names.

The late University of Ibadan vice chancellor is Ayo Banjo, while the Afenifere leader bears Ayo Adebanjo. This is believed to have created confusion.

Adebanjo sacked as Afenifere leader

Legit.ng earlier reported that Pa Ayo Adebanjo, the acting leader of the Yoruba socio-political and cultural group Afenifere, was reportedly sacked.

Afenifere sacked Adebanjo as its leader at its monthly meeting, which was held at the residence of Pa Reuben Fasoranti, the group's leader, in Akure, the Ondo state capital.

This came months after the controversies that followed Adebanjo's preferred candidate against the choice of many people in the group.

Proofreading by James Ojo Adakole, journalist and copy editor at Legit.ng.

Source: Legit.ng