Nigeria's record goal scorer died in 2012, and four years later, his daughters Yemisi and Omoyemi want answers to the mysteries surrounding his death.
Rashidi Yekini's daughters have spoken out, four years after their father's demise, asking that an inquisition be carried out over the circumstances surrounding the legendary striker's death.
There have been unconfirmed murmurs in the past regarding how the Super Eagles' leading scorer died in Ibadan, and 21-year old Yemisi has urged the authorities to carry out a thorough investigation.
In an interview with The Punch, she said: "Yes," when asked if an inquisition should be conducted.
"There is no information on how he died and we cannot move on when we don’t know he died. Your father just passed away and you ask your mother, ‘Mum, how did he die?’ And she says, ‘I don’t know.’ Your father is dead and you don’t know he died. That’s the worst thing. You don’t know if he was killed, drugged or ill. There are no answers as to how he died, so I will like there to be an inquisition to that."
In a similar interview, Yemisi's younger sister, Omoyemi, denied reports that her father was mentally challenged up until his demise, blaming the media for failing to properly investigate stories before reporting.
"I can’t really say the stories were true or not. If my dad says ‘it's, fine’, I know it's fine. But the media don’t investigate properly before coming out with their stories. He was just being normal," Omoyemi said.
"For example, some complained about him giving money to people but he was being normal. He was never insane. He helped the physically challenged and poor people."
Yekini scored 37 goals in a glittering career for the Super Eagles, winning the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations and scoring Nigeria's first ever goal at a World Cup Finals with his strike against Bulgaria at the 1994 World Cup in the USA.
He died in unclear circumstances in 2012 after family members claimed to have taken him to a marabout for treatment of mental illness. He was swiftly buried according to Islamic rites, leaving no room for autopsy to be performed on his corpse.
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