Younger sister of veteran Yoruba actress Mrs. Folake Aremu popularly known as Orisabunmi, Mrs. Janet Ademola, has died.
According to reports, Mrs. Ademola died on Saturday, January 9, four days after the actress died. Ademola’s death also comes barely 48 hours after their older brother, Steve Onisola, also died. Onisola died on Thursday, January 7.
Onisola, the Technical Director of Kwara Falcons Basketball Club, Ilorin, passed on at age 71 after a brief illness.
Mrs. Ademola is said to be the last child of their family. May her soul rest in peace, Amen.
Ademola, who was mourning her sister’s death, had in an interview with Punch on Friday, described her elder sister as her best friend, a caring sister and a mother with a rare heart of love.
She had said:
“The death of my elder sister, Mrs Folake Aremu, is very painful because of what she stood for in our lives as family members. She was very friendly and caring; she never left her siblings untended. We are pained because she stood in as a good mother for all of us.
“As the last child of the family, she took very good care of me. We were very close and used to each other. She gave her best to ensure that I was well catered for. She was a selfless fellow. She was very humane and she persevered a lot. She would not underrate anyone.”