THE
last has not been heard about the controversy surrounding the death of
late Super Eagles goal king, Rashidi Yekini as his lawyer, Mohammed
Olanrewaju Jubri has debunked the claims that his late client blew N60
million in 60 days.
Jubril
said the story was a total false and not true at all and advised that
thorough investigation be made by journalists before such publications
are made. He claimed that no bank in Nigeria can reveal the account
details of their clients to any third party unless a law court requests
for it when dealing with Will cases.
He
also warned Yekini’s Sister, Rafiat to keep a lid her utterances as
failure to caution her utterances may heighten the tension and
controversies his client’s family is already experiencing since the
demise of their son.
“I
read a publication in a national daily on Friday, May 25th, 2012 saying
Rashidi Yekini blew N60 million in 60 days. I don’t know the source of
that information and I certainly know that no bank will descend so low
to give the details of their customer’s relationship with them.
“I
want to state here that I know too well that that is not true, no bank
will give the details of its customer’s transactions”, Jubril disclosed.
“I
also read some reports claiming Rashidi Yekini’s younger sister, Rafiat
claiming that my client was sick and that is why they took him away from
his residence in Ibadan and they rushed him to the hospital where
Yekini was pronounced dead. I don’t know whether she (Rafiat) would be
able to provide the details of the first hospital they took him (Rashidi
Yekini) to and what was diagnosed and what treatment was meted on him.
“To
me all these things are speculations and they are just putting the whole
facts upside down. I just don’t want to cause more trouble for them and
I am just allowing some of these things to die down so that we can
finish the 40 Days Fidau rites. But if she wants to continue going to
the press all the time, I don’t mind where this matter will take
everybody to.
Yekini’s
lawyer also faulted the report that Rafiat gave in the interview when
it was said that they sought the assistance of the former Commissioner
of Police in Oyo State, Baba Adisa Bolanta to assist them in Yekini’s
issue before the striker passed away.
“That
is not the story. Rashidi called on me when they tried two times to
abduct him. Then he sought Police protection and I did not have a choice
than to personally drive him down to the Police Commissioner office
where they (the family) too were invited. It was the Commissioner of
Police then (Bolanta) that invited them to his office and warned them
not to take Rashidi Yekini out of Ibadan against his
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