Tragedy Strikes Abdullateef Yunus’s Family: Mother Murdered, Teenage Son Seeking Justice Assassinated, Two Young Siblings Declared Missing In Iwo

In a heart-wrenching and increasingly tragic story out of Iwo, Osun State, a family, the Abdullateef’s has been plunged into turmoil as a mother was on October 19th, 2023 brutally murdered, her teenage son assassinated while seeking justice, and two young siblings have disappeared without a trace. These events have rocked the community and left many questioning the ability of security agencies to protect innocent lives.

The series of tragedies began when Mrs. Abdullateef, a well-known member of her community in Iwo, lost her life in what authorities have yet to fully explain. The circumstances surrounding her death raised suspicions, prompting her eldest child, Abdullateef Taiwo Abefe, to take the courageous step of speaking out on the 23rd of October, 2023 in pursuit of justice. Despite being only 15 years old, Taiwo showed exceptional bravery, filing reports and demanding accountability from both the government and those suspected of involvement in his mother’s death.

Yet, instead of answers, Taiwo faced a grim fate. Only days after he raised his voice, the young teenager was assassinated by unknown individuals and the corpse was founded on the 28th of October, 2023, silencing him and leaving his family in deeper anguish. The tragedy did not end there, as two of Taiwo’s younger siblings, Abdullateef Kehinde Faishat, also 15 years of age, and Abdullateef Idowu Abdulbasit, 11 years of age was in the 2nd week of November disappeared without a trace shortly after Taiwo’s death.

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The series of losses has left the remaining family members, especially Abdullateef Yunus and the entire community of Iwo gripped by fear, despair, and anger. With three young lives affected in such a horrific manner, and the complete disappearance of two children hanging over their heads, relatives of the Abdullateefs are desperate for answers and, most importantly, action.

Yunus Abdullateef has been the target of the suspected killers, on several occasions he has narrowly escaped assassinations. One of the day he was brutally hitted by the car who aimed to crush him to death. This incident landed Yunus to be hospitalized for 3wks and sustained inner injuries.

“We are living in fear every day,” one grieving family member shared. “First, we lost our sister, and then our nephew who just wanted justice was killed. Now, we can’t even find two more children and Yunus is nursing injuries sustained from accident that was aimed to crush him to death by the suspected killers. How are we supposed to survive this?”

This series of events has brought intense scrutiny on local security agencies, with many accusing them of failing to protect the Abdullateef family and of not responding quickly enough to prevent these multiple tragedies. Eyewitnesses and community leaders alike have voiced concerns, stating that these incidents highlight a dangerous gap in law enforcement’s ability to provide the protection citizens need.

Local advocates are urging state authorities to launch an in-depth investigation and take swift action to find the missing children before any more harm befalls the family. “These children are the future, and they should never have to live in fear,” said a concerned resident. “The Abdullateefs need justice, and this community needs reassurance that the system will protect us.”

The tragic story of the Abdullateef family has become a rallying cry for reform, with many calling on the government to strengthen local security forces and introduce stricter measures to ensure citizen safety. As a grieving family waits for answers and the search for three missing Abdullateef’s continues, the people of Iwo—and indeed all of Osun State—are left to grapple with the deepening question: who will protect the innocent if those meant to do so have failed?

As at the time of filing this report, reasons why the Abdullateef’s family is their target is yet to be known to the public and people in concerns, reasons why Gov’t should be up to doing in fetching out the criminals so as to avoid other families in the community from being victims and next targets after the Abdullateef’s family.