Commissioner For Women Affairs & Social Inclusion & Team Pay Empathetic Visit To Families & Communities Of Victims Of Oriire LG Kidnap Incident

PART 1

DATELINE: 19/05/26

The Commissioner for Women Affairs & Social Inclusion; Hon (Mrs) Toyin Balogun and her team from the five Ogbomosho zone local governments together with the HLA and DAS of Oriire LG visited Yawota, Eshinelle and Ogbomosho town, three of the communities affected/where some of the victims are resident  to commiserate with and empathize on behalf of the State Government with the families of the victims, communities and traditional rulers of the communities where the dastardly kidnap incident which took place few days ago including the families of  the Assistant Head Teacher; Mr Joel Adesiyan killed on arrival of the terrorists who was laid to rest yesterday, Mr Micheal Oyedokun who was beheaded in captivity, about 27 different family units whose wives, husbands or children were in captivity with the kidnappers including the father of the young okada rider who was killed when he unsuspectingly delivered a passenger around the vicinity of the kidnap incident. One of the father’s who the Commissioner tried to console in the video had four of his children, all underaged, taken away by the kidnappers while the other man had a suckling baby under a year taken away with his wife. The families not seen were not available at the time of the visit

The Commissioner’s team first met with the Baale of Yawota; Pa James A.O and then the traditional ruler of  Eshinelle; High Chief Tajudeen Abideen of the communities affected. Relief materials/food items were distributed to the families of the victims

Many of the family units affected by the mishap were discovered to be vulnerable with many of the widows & wives of the victims found to have no means of sustenance for their families particularly in the wake of the demise of their breadwinners.

The Social Welfare & psycosocial support needs of the families of the victims have been identified The Ministry will be doing the needful to meet the psycosocial support needs and will also be recommending requisite interventions for His Excellency’s approval to enable rehabilitation and stabilization of the vulnerable family units created by the dastardly incident

On the Commissioner’s entourage  for the visit were the following:

1. Vice Chairperson Surulere LG :

Hon Mrs Bàrakat Adeolà Adeyinka

2. Secretary Ogbomosho North LG:

Hon Mrs Bola Olaniyi aka Omooseparo

3. HLGA Oriire LG:Prince Akeem Bello Ajibola
4. DAGS Oriire LG:Mr Williams Jare Idowu
5. GSM Women Coordinator’23 Oriire LG:

Mrs Felicia Funmilayo Akano

6. Coordinator Ogbomoso South:

Mrs Janet Aworinde

7. Coordinator Ogooluwa:

Mrs Ruth Adekunle

It’s our prayer that the concerted efforts led by His Excellency Governor Makinde in concert with requisite security agencies/operatives will yield desired fruits with the captives returning to their families unharmed

Alhaja Aminat Busari-Adekeke

Information Officer Ministry Of Women Affairs  & Social Inclusion