Mrs. Ebun Fadare-Aderibigbe speaking
.......Honour our father , we are pleading
............Remains found in bathroom
.......Pregnant woman, guard dogs killed
..... ....House set ablaze
.......He appears to me in dreams
BLACK MONDAY OF JUNE 5,2000
Armed with dangerous weapons the hoodlums came in with vehicles heavily loaded with arms and ammunition , explosives and cudgels as if going to the war front as they invaded the beautiful Duplex- Fadare Villa, along Owo-Ikare express road. Hell was let loose as they began to shoot indiscriminately. It was operation no mercy .
According to sources ,some of the roughnecks jumped the brick -wall fence , others destroyed the security iron gate and forced their way in. In a jiffy they killed the security man's step daughter who was pregnant at that time. A five- year -old girl who saw them moving the wooden ladder on the brick-wall was shot . They shot Ayo ,one of the children of the late Chief and wounded many found in the house.The animals were not spared either as they went after the guard dogs and domestic animals and opened fire at them. Later they went after their victim, Micheal Adeyeye Fadare and his wife, Alhaja. 
The hatchet men got their victim and used machetes on him severally but he was unshaken . They shot several bullets at him but the pellets were wasted.They ignored his pleadings to spare him as all fell into their deaf ears . He offered them money to spare his life yet this was turned down.They poured petrol on him and his wife and burnt the couple alive.
Not yet done , the assailants brought out rubber tires and went to the garage where vehicles were parked and sprayed the vehicles and the house with the petrol ,and the whole building went up in flames while the thick flames danced towards heaven.
Having certified the couple dead , the attackers fled.
The gunmen left behind tears , sorrow and blood , courtesy of Fela Anikulapo Kuti .The sight of the remains of the couple found in the bathroom was gory and painful.
It all happened before 6am on the 5th of June, 2000.
The news spread like wildfire and shook Owo Kingdom. How can a Director of Federal Ministry of Works who had just retired in Abuja be treated with high level of cruelty like this?. This is inhuman, wicked and merciless. Speculations went round but nobody was able to say who dunn it and why?.
The result of this wicked act affected the family as they suffered a huge loss. The step mother of the deceased gave up the ghost immediately she heard the news.
Two years later the late Chief''s mother died as a result of the death of his son which hastened her death too. The centre could not hold again as the family suffered financially and psychologically . They were traumatized. The death of the bread winner of the family affected them all.
A woman who remembered the ugly episode, Hajia
Adunola Aderibigbe on facebook cried '' Oooooh Chief may ur soul continue to rest
in perfect peace amin.Ojo buruku ni ojo na , ki Olorun sanu fun wa l'Owo
o ,amin.
The remains of the burnt house is still there till today as the family has no money to repair it. Weeds and trees have sprouted or grown in the house and its compound and has become an abode for rodents and reptiles.
Now the eldest child, Mrs. Ebun Fadare-Aderibigbe on behalf of the family is pleading that her father deserves to be honoured as he gave scholarships, employment and contributed to the development of Owo.
INTERVIEW WITH HIS FIRST DAUGHTER
''My name is Ebun Fadare- Aderibigbe .The daughter of the late Chief Michael Adeyeye Fadare .My father was a super hero .An icon. Okonren Ogun f'unra re
. A great leader , a man of the people .On June 4, 2000 some political
leaders came to my Daddy's
house to celebrate his retirement from active service and also to project and acknowledge him as one of the benefactors and leading light
in the state[Fadare Leadership Forum] .On June 5th 2000 Chief Fadare
with his wife Alhaja Nimata were gruesomely murdered in his house,
Fadare Villa along Old Owo -Ikare road .The whole building was set
ablaze .My younger brother, Ayo was seriously injured .But to the glory
of God he's alive today ,hale and hearty .More lives and properties were
lost and destroyed .This led to spontaneous reactions from the youths in
the town to destroy the properties of some alleged indigenes .Till
today he has not been immortalized or recognized for his contribution to
the development of Owo .Furthermore , the backlash of the infamy has
led to the irresponsible handling and neglect of his family and legacy'' .
Mrs.Fadare -Aderibigbe said ''I was told that early on that fateful morning when some armed -to-the -teeth blood thirsty assassins rushed into the Duplex building, some scaled the brick wall fence while others destroyed the iron gate to gain entrance .The security guard's step daughter who was pregnant at that time had his head blown off . They wounded my younger brother , Ayo, one of the children of the late Engineer Fadare and shot him , but he survived it after a lot of surgical operations.Later they went after the deceased and his wife . I was told that his killers shot him many times but all the pellets or bullets did not penetrate into his body.Again , they used machetes to cut him yet none of these worked .They later burnt them alive alongside with the building . Before leaving they doused the building with petrol and and set on fire''.
She continued '' I was told that the hoodlums brought tires and petrol and poured it on the garage and set the cars ablaze. They did not allow my father and his wife to escape from upstairs. They burnt them alive. Nothing was left. After certifying them dead they left.Up till this moment nobody knows the reason why he was killed''.
THE CORPSES BURNT BEYOND RECOGNITION
The woman, Ebun who is a secondary school teacher in Lagos said ''I
was not allowed to see the corpse. Dr.Aladesawe who was the Medical
Director at FMC , Owo was a friend to my late father. He was kind enough
and did not want want me to see the remains , he only pointed them for me
to see. He knew the horror I would go through -I believe that was why he
did'nt allow me to see it .In fact my late father was the President of
Owo High Hope Club where Dr. Aladesawe was a member.When I glanced at
the remains at a distance I was shocked.I don't know what could have
warranted such a wicked act , to have burnt human being like that . It was horrible. painful and a wicked act''.
HOW I HEARD THE NEWS
''I
heard about my Dad's death through one of my cousins Oluwole Fadare who
was sent from Owo to come and break the sad news to me in Lagos. I was
confused and scattered .I didn't believe Daddy could be killed in Owo
town very easily like that because he loved Owo too much .He lived his
life for Owo people .He was always telling us then that e sile b'Ogho, e sibo dabi ulu one e.
meaning there is no place like Owo.There is no place like your own home
or town. I and my siblings and the entire Osowe Fadare family really
missed his fatherly care , love his moral , financial, social support.He was our pride .,Our governor''.
FAMILY SCATTERED
''After
the death of my father, things changed and the centre could not hold
again.His aged mother was grieved to death, I believed that was what
hastened her death. She died two years later , and that was in 2002. The
family?Oh, lets not talk about that.''
AMILELE IS NOT HIS NAME
While many did not know that the UK -trained Engineer's name was Michael Adeyeye Fadare while Amilele was just a name given to him for being a premature when he was delivered by his mother.
Hear Ebun '' Many did not know that 'Amilele' was not his name but just a nickname for according to my father when I asked him why he was being called that name.He told me that he was born as a premature baby.His mother also told me his story that when he was born he was a premature and his father never knew he would survive and whenever he asked whether the baby was breathing they would reply that he is breathing lightly ( Amilele) his family members would come and listen to his breathing as he breathed lightly , and they would say '' e mi le le'' (he is breathing lightly). That was how it stuck to him till death. Many didn't know the story. It is Amilele not Amulele as many erroneously pronounced it''.
The razed building in ruins since the year 2000
The video clip of the razed building
WHERE WAS HE BURIED?
The remains were buried at the St Patrick's Anglican cemetery , GRA , Owo. He had properties but we are not financially strong to put the one burnt in place again for since then things had been difficult. He was the bread winner of the family''.
I remember him everyday, and every June 5, I see him in my dream''
JIMOH AKEEM FADARE'S TRIBUTE
......My father's friends abandoned Fadare's family
....'Ogho Moro asonma t'gboya dehin'
In
his tribute , JIMOH AKEEM Fadare wrote '' it's exactly 19 years today ,
on the 5th June 2000 , an icon , a worthy son of Owo , grassroot
politician, lover of his people , an infatigable leader, triple chief
late Otunba Michael Adeyeye Fadare left this sinful world . Although the
people of Owo still acknowledge your genuine love for the ancient town,
nothing has been done to eulogize this illustrious son of ours whose
activities especially on the development of our Kingdom vis a vis Human
empowerment , social development etc can't be quantified ,Otunba as your
friends did call you , you made yourself a sacrificial lamb for the
growth and development of Owo , its just unfortunate that the community
leaders , people and friends abandoned your family and children despite
your contributions.The maxim 'Ogho Moro asonma t'gboya dehin' came to
force in your case.
The
Aare of Owo Kingdom , you left without looking back , your demise
created a vacuum that's too difficult to fill 19years after your exit.I
want to on behalf of the family plead with the king makers to use their
offices to select the next Olowo with the fear of God so as not to pluck
Owo into another avoidable crisis .Secondly I want to plead with
Arakunrin Akeredolu to immortalize Otunba M.A.Fadare .
TRIBUTE TO AN ICON, BY SAM DELE FADARE
........... Owo should let the Kingship be smooth
It's exactly 19 years today , on the 5th of June 2000, an icon , a worthy son of Owo , grass root politician , lover of his people , an indefatigable leader, late Otunba Michael Adeyeye Fadare left this sinful world .Although the people of Owo still acknowledge his genuine love for the ancient town, nothing has been done to eulogize this illustrious son of ours whose activities and achievements are worthy of emulations i.e late patron OLGASU , late president NUCLEUS Club ,Owo, a prestigious Club in the town which the present governor of Ondo state Arakunrin Olwarotimi Akeredolu is a member. As the community prepares to choose another king, friends and associates of late Otunba M.A. Fadare to mention a few :Dr. Abitoye former LG Chairman and minister of state for education , Chief Femi Omosanya former Edu Sec , Owo LGEA , Chief Femi Idris present Chairman Ondo state local government service commission, Chief Jamiu Ekungba whom I had discussion with once, Chief Segun Ojo former Finance Ondo State, Dr. Ademola Adebo former Federal Commissioner Code of Conduct Bureau representing Southwest Nigeria should start the process of immortalizing him in Owo to serve as a moral booster for those that really cares about the development of Owo Kingdom .I wish the people a peaceful selection and coronation of a new monarch .Otunba M.A. sunre ooo. May his gentle soul continue to RIP .
TRIBUTES
On facebook a lot of people wrote on him
Theo Adeleye
said '' Michael was a people's man , an excellent person-to know him
was 2 love him.We miss him on many scores .Our consolatn:he's survived
by gud children typified by Ebun .Oluwa t'ori adanu wa , a yan ropo rere
laarin yin.Eniyan nmi ,sunre o!
Ogundowole Johnson Bolu ( Former Rector RUGIPO) wrote ''The late Chairman , NASSOC sleep on''
Folusho Adebisi wrote on his Facebook page ... ADIEU ...CHIEF MICHAEL FADARE, .The late chief was a man of peace , a passionate lover of his birth place -Owo land , a leader and a kind hearted Owo son. As Owo Kingdom start another march to select a king for Owo Kingdom , a befitting King for the first class royal status of Olowo of Owo .We implore all the youths of Owo Kingdom to sheath their swords and embrace peace , peace for prosperity of our land.,There is no blood worth spilling for any prince to clinch a title.''
Olayinka Kolawole -boboye wrote '' You and your wife (Iya Ibeji) continue to RIP''
Adekunle Adebayo wrote '' May your gentle soul rest continue to rest in peace Sir.A great philanthropist and lover of youths , u will forever remain in our hearts''
Tunde Olugboroko has this to say '' A blessed heart . I knew him ., A wonderful man .So lively . Full of life. He loved Owo . Ds we shared as we Amelo, Baba IK, Apero while discussingd beauty of the honourable of Owo @ EMPRESS Motel in Zone 4 Abuja . Engineer Fadare , his death shocked me & many others as no one could imagine those accursed children to casused such pains , bloodshed &tears in our community .He was a true son of Owo .A great Ambassador with many innovative ideas . I loved his person .Always homely each time I met his blessed life .Kind &very hospitable .May his blessed but lovely soul rest in peace''.
Ademola Atitebi wrote '' May his soul continue to rest in perfect peace''
Olateru -Olagbegi Adesemola wrote '' RIP our super hero.You will always be remembered''
Oluwole Jacson Aderibigbe in his words '' Father be fathers , Atoju omolom ju tire, Sunre the Best father inlaw I ever have, Rest on till we meet at the foot of most high God''
Veronica Bolanle Obasuyi wrote '' Continue to rest in peace''
Muibat Ironlady Onibode wrote Huuuuuuh okonren ogun suure oooo leader mi
Owo Concerned Group wrote '' Continue to rest in peace sir, father before father , Otunba before Otunba , a community and human builder''
Sulaiman Moshood Samuel wrote this '' Daddy was d one that paid my JSS1 fees then .Sir, continue to rest in d bosom of d Lord , Amen!
Ogunseitan Morenike said ''May his sould rest in peace''
Daniel Sanya Adeyeri wrote ''RIP in the bossom of our Lord Jesus Christ Amen
Elder Gbende Obayanju wrote ''My dear lovely brother I pray you will rest on Jesus Christ .Rest in peace Amen.
Rotimi Eyinla said Continue to rest in the bosom of the Lord till the day of resurrection
Eminogwa Gabriel Adebayo :No doubt,he is resting peacefully in heaven .Pls take heart.
Olaiya Edward wrote '' May his soul rest in peace of our LORD''
Kemi Bamidele Joseph:Rest in peace baba
Akinsanya Ode wrote : Iku b'olaje
Awoniyi Martins wrote: He was the greatest tragedy that has ever befallen Owo commnunity .He was sacrificed that peace may reign in Owo .He lived a selfless life and touched so many lives positively before the evil forces terminated his life when Owo needed him most.I am convinced that this sinful act in itseld shall not delay their day of judgement .Eternal rest grant him oh! Lord
Fola Alasi wrote :May his gentle soul continue to rest in peace .
May his soul continue to rest in peace amen
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