Yoruba Nation Rally: Sanwo-Olu Donates Apartment, Cash To Jumoke Oyeleke’s Family

Published

5 years ago

November 21, 2021

Lagos Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu at the weekend donated a furnished apartment to the family of Yoruba Nation rally victim, Jumoke Oyeleke.

25-year-old Jumoke, the first child and a shop attendant, died after a stray bullet hit her at Ojota on Saturday, July 3.

Sanwo-Olu also presented a cheque of N1 million to the deceased mother, Ifeoluwa Oyeleke, and three other children.

The governor moved them from a shanty at 59A, Bayo Osinowo Street in Ogudu, Ojota, to a two-bedroom apartment in Ikorodu.

Represented by his Senior Special Assistant on Administration, Titi Oshodi, Sanwo-Olu explained that the gesture was to alleviate their immediate need.

Noting that it is not possible to bring back the dead, he assured that the government will stand by the family.

“We believe this will help them ease into the next phase of life without stress. This was not planned but the government had to make quick arrangements.

“This is a temporary arrangement for her to stay with her children, pursuing other actions going forward.

“The rent has been paid for three years in advance, and the kitchen is stocked with some foodstuff”, Oshodi told reporters.

Mrs. Oyeleke, a domestic help, thanked Sanwo-Olu and the state government for remembering her.

The bereaved mother disclosed that they left their former house because it was sold to a developer.

“We moved to a shanty where we had been staying for about a year before Jumoke died. It was a church member who allowed us to stay there.

“I am a domestic hand. I help people wash clothes and clean their compound. Jumoke, my first child, was a salesgirl.

”I want the government to help me find a profitable job so I can train my children properly.

“My children used to attend a private school but I enrolled them in a government school because I could no longer afford the fees.

“This new house is rented and I would not be able to afford the rent when the three years that was paid for expires.

“I wish to be employed and will engage in buying and selling foodstuff with the N1 million I was given”, she said.

Jumoke’s sister, Ayomide Adeeko, expressed gratitude for the assistance and pleaded that her mother is assisted with a good job so she can train the remaining siblings.

(DAILY POST)

Related Topics:#Sanwo-Olu EndSARS victim

Up Next

South-West IPAC Commends Reps Deputy Minority Whip For Giant Strides

Don't Miss

Religious Intolerance: CAN Chides US Govt, Says Boko Haram, ISWAP, Bandits Killing Christians

Comments

Indian Court Denies Bail To Nigerian Man Over Drug Charges

Published

22 minutes ago

May 28, 2026

Editor

A court in India has denied bail to a 44-year-old Nigerian national, Cristian Soporuchukwu, who is currently facing drug trafficking charges in the country.

Cristian Soporuchukwu initially entered India on a business visa but was later arrested over allegations of involvement in the sale of hard drugs.

Reports indicated that after arriving in India, Soporuchukwu travelled through Goa, Delhi, and Mumbai, where he allegedly established links with suspected drug traffickers.

He was accused of purchasing MDMA crystals and distributing them to college students and information technology workers.

According to reports, operatives of the Beguru Police arrested Cristian Soporuchukwu in April 2025 for allegedly selling MDMA crystals around Begur Lake and the AECS Layout Road area.

The New Indian Express reported that the High Court of Karnataka subsequently dismissed the Nigerian’s bail application.

“The anti-narcotics wing seized about 1 kg of MDMA crystals, a pocket weighing machine, 10 zip-lock covers, a mobile phone and a scooter from him,” the report stated.

Justice V. Srishananda, while ruling on the bail application, reportedly held that errors relating to the grounds of arrest could not automatically justify bail in serious narcotics-related offences under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, NDPS, Act.

The court further noted that Cristian Soporuchukwu had allegedly overstayed his visa in India, according to the report.

Headline

Strait Of Hormuz: US Announces Sanctions Against Iran

Published

51 minutes ago

May 28, 2026

Editor

The United States Treasury has announced sanctions against Iran’s Persian Gulf Strait Authority.

Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, said this in a statement on Wednesday.

The statement extended the threat of sanctions to anyone paying the fees, saying they may be providing support to and receiving services from Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, and therefore may be exposed to sanctions risk.

“The Iranian military’s latest attempt to extort global maritime trade is proof that Economic Fury has left the regime desperate for cash.

“Treasury has deprived the Iranian regime of revenue for their weapons programs, terrorist proxies, and nuclear ambitions,” Bessent said.

Bessent added that the US has succeeded in disrupting tens of billions of dollars’ worth of revenue from being accessible to Tehran.

Headline

US Launches New Airstrikes On Iran

Published

54 minutes ago

May 28, 2026

Editor

The United States has launched new airstrikes in southern Iran.

The strike shot down four one-way attack drones that posed a threat around the Strait of Hormuz and then a ground control site.

A US official revealed that American forces struck an Iranian ground control station in Bandar Abbas that was about to launch a fifth drone.

The official described the strikes as purely defensive, saying the US intended to maintain the ceasefire.

Report says this is the second time in three days that the US has carried out self-defense strikes against Iranian military targets in southern Iran.

Recall that on Monday the US carried out airstrikes against Iranian missile locations and boats that US Central Command said were preparing to launch mines in the Strait of Hormuz.