The mother of the kids wrote this on her facebook page 14 hours ago "We give God all the Glory. Our Orekoya missing Kids have been foundation you so much everyone for ur prayers and moral and Financial support all along. The list is endless, of awesome mothers, sisters, business partners, father's and even kids too. You've been amazing! May God grant all your heart desires too. Much love always." https://m.facebook.com/adebisi.b.orekoya?v=timelineOrekoya’s kidnapped 3 children found naked in a bag
By Evelyn Usman
The Lawanson Road, Itire abode of the Orekoyas, whose three
children were kidnapped by a housemaid last Wednesday, 24
hours after she was employed, became a Mecca of sorts
yesterday, following news of their discovery.
The children,
Demola, 6;
Adedamola, 4, and
Aderomola, 11
months, were
reportedly found in
an uncompleted
building in Shasha
area of Akowonjo,
Lagos, Tuesday
night, after an
undisclosed ransom
was paid into an
account.
According to their
maternal grandfather, Senior Apostle Abraham Adekunle, the
children were found naked inside a bag. No arrest has,
however, been made.
The abductors, as gathered, had sent an account number of an
undisclosed bank to the Orekoyas.
The children, who had been ravaged by mosquitoes, were
immediately taken to police hospital, Ikeja.
When Vanguard visited the Orekoya’s home yesterday, the
children and their parents were yet to arrive from the hospital.
Their grandfather, Senior Apostle Adekunle, described the
eight days of his grandchildren’s disappearance as one of the
worst challenges he had faced in his 67 years of existence.
Grandfather’s story
According to him, “these eight days have been days of unrest
for every member of my family.
“It all started after my daughter, Adebisi Orekoya, applied for a
nanny through OLX (an online sales portal). On Monday (last
week) one lady, who identified herself as Mary Akinloye, came
for the job.
“My daughter took her to her place of work to introduce to her
colleagues. Next day, Tuesday, she resumed work. But on
Wednesday, she took my three grandchildren, leaving Michael,
the eldest, a boarder who was on holiday, with information that
she was going to get something.
“When Michael did not see Mary and his siblings, he contacted
his mother by phone. My daughter in turn called her husband,
who had to cut short his trip to Ibadan and return home.
“We went to Surulere division and Area ‘F’ to incident the
case. Efforts to reach Mary on her phone proved abortive, as it
was switched off. But she called next day to say she was with
the children and demanded for ransom of N15 million.
“Since then we have been running from pillar to post looking
for how to raise the money. Public-spirited Nigerians, family
members and friends contributed.
“Aside that, we did not relent in prayers. There was no church
around this area that I did not visit for prayers. In fact, in one
of the prayer sessions, prophesy came that we would find the
children today (yesterday).
“I have nothing else to say than to thank God for sparing the
lives of my grandchildren.”
Also, elder sister to Mr. Lere Orekoya, Mrs Adesunbo Alabi,
stated that when news of the disappearance of her nephews
reached her, it was like a dream.
“At first , it seemed like a home theatre movie. I never believed
until I came and saw my brother’s wife crying. I really
appreciate my brother’s courage during this period because he
encouraged us not to cry, that anything that happens to one in
life is for a purpose.
“My joy knows no bounds today because the abductors
demanded for money, where other victims were killed.”
Hospitalized
When Vanguard visited the hospital , Mr. Orekoya was seen
rocking Aderomola, the youngest child, to sleep with a lullaby:
Row, row, row your boat, gently down the stream.
While Aderomola was on drip, the other two were playing.
The children described the kidnappers’ hideout as their new
home, saying Mary cooked the meal they ate.
Efforts to get their parents’ reaction, yesterday, initially proved
abortive as they said it was not a day for explanation.
Mr. Orekoya, however, said the family would brief the press at
their home today.
After much persuasion, he simply stated that the rescue of his
children was an indication that prayers worked.
“In one word, I will say that prayer works. We are happy that
they are alive and well,“ he said.
OLX response
After days of silence from OLX, the online sales portal, where
Mrs Adebisi Orekoya, applied for a nanny through an advert,
finally responded by describing the situation as unfortunate.
OLX Country Manager, Lola Masha, in an online statement,
yesterday, said: “OLX is an online classified site that brings
buyers and sellers together to promote trade.
“We take steps to moderate and review all adverts, but we do
not participate in the negotiations between buyers and sellers.
“Transactions are performed directly between both parties. In
all our marketing campaign, we continuously urge our users to
take necessary precautionary checks when using OLX.
“We sincerely hope that the three kids are returned safely to
their loved ones. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family
and we will provide all help within our capacity to facilitate the
quick reunion of the children with their family.
“We continue to innovate and improve our review process with
tighter measures that would help to minimize future occurrence
of negative incidents.
“We also need our users to help us kick out bad players and
ask them to report any dubious activity or user on the site for
immediate action.” 247nigerianewsupdate.co/orekoyas-kidnapped-3-children-found-naked-in-a-bag/ 1 Like 1 Share 
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