The leadership and members of Centre for Human and Socio – Economic Rights (CHSR) has described the death of the publicity secretary of Afenifere, Yinka Odumakin and that of a human right activist, Innocent Chukwuma as shocking, saying their demise has left a big vacuum in the human right community.
In a statement issued and made available to The Factual on Monday by the President of the right group, Comrade Alex Omotehinse, the right centre mourned the passing away of the duo, saying their death is an irreparable loss to the civil society community and Nigeria as a Nation.
Omotehinse reiterated in the statement that Yinka Odumakin and Innocent Chukwuma are two courageous fighters and they will be immensely missed in the struggle for the advancement of Human rights, democracy and accountable governance.
The statement reads: “CHSR join others to mourn the demise of two great Leaders in the civil society organizations; Comrade Yinka Odumakin and Comrade Innocent Chukwuma. Their death came as a huge shock and left a big vacuum in the Human Right Community.
“The late Yinka Odumakin and Innocent Ckuwuma both played a very prominent role in the campaign that pushed the military out for the enthronement of democracy in Nigeria from the 80s and 90s.
“Comrade Yinka Odumakin was a strong voice in the then National Democratic Coalition (NADECO), that became the effective counterforce to the military rule in the 1990s. While Innocent Chukwuma remained a consistent voice in Civil Liberty Organization (CLO),he also played leading roles in the Transition Monitoring Group (TMG) and Centre for Law Enforcement Education (CLEEN Foundation).
“In this very painful moment, the CHSR commiserates with the family, friends and colleagues of Comrades Yinka Odumakin and Innocent Chukwuma. We pray the loved ones they have left behind will find the fortitude to cope with the huge loss as we also pray that the Almighty God grant their souls eternal rest”.
