My uncle will never come home, his life was brutally cut short – Slain Oyo teacher’s family member
The family of Michael Oyedokun, the schoolteacher who was killed by kidnappers while in captivity, has expressed mixed emotions following the rescue of the pupils and teachers abducted during the May 15 attack on schools in Oyo State. Oyedokun was among the teachers abducted by gunmen from Community High School, Ahoro-Esiele, in Oriire Local Government Area before he was later murdered in captivity. The remaining 44 victims were freed on Friday after spending 56 days in captivity following a coordinated rescue operation involving the military, the Department of State Services and the Nigeria Police Force. Reacting to the development, Oluwabukolami, who identified Oyedokun as her uncle, said while the family was grateful that the children and other captives had returned safely, their own pain remained because their loved one would never return again as he had been brutally murdered in […]
