Sanni was murdered in the early hours of Saturday, August 5, 2023, in Lagos. Senator Adeola had on Monday alleged that his aide “was killed by a syndicate of soldiers operating under the newly-deployed Commander of 9 Brigade, Ikeja Cantonment of the Nigeria Army, Brigadier General Nsikan Edet, through the mounting of checkpoints and robbing of lone occupants of cars.”
After the funeral service, Babatunde Raji-Label, Director General of Senator Adeola Campaign Organisation (who stood in for Adeola) revealed that the Senator had adopted the deceased’s children, Moraraoluwa, Oluwashindara and Oluwafeyidara. He added that at the instance of the senator, the deceased’s associates had raised over N55m to take care of his aged grandmother, mother and immediate family members. He also said Adeola had decided to place the deceased’s mother on a monthly salary for life.
“The senator will take care of the children aside from the payment of their school fees. The day after Sanni died, the senator advised that we should raise funds for him because he has children, a mother, and a grandmother. We called on friends and associates and as of now, we have exceeded N55m. This is to clear the children’s school fees from their current classes through secondary school education so that the children will not have issues with their education. We also retained their current school which is Chrisland. The Senator has instructed that all the remaining funds will be passed to the wife and the mother of the deceased”, Raji-Label said.