Good Read: The Girl With The Louding Voice - Abi Dare

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  In this remarkable story, Adunni, the main character, depicts ambition fuelled with a burning desire to succeed despite all odds. Tales of this type still abound in Lagos, and they are portrayed in the media daily. Adunni is hailed as the poor girl with a rich mind, "Sherlock Holmes," who never stops asking intelligent questions, a child-bride, and a strong-willed girl who grew up fast due to the circumstance her parents put her through. However, she had the guts to pursue the life she wanted. - An education by any means necessary.  Adunni finally got her groove back after reading such an easy book, I could relate to the characters there. the harsh and despicable reality of Lagos till date. I would recommend this book to my friends and would love to see it turned into a film.

Mother Of Kidnapped Children Cries Out, HELP

Mrs Orekoya and her children
Mrs Orekoya and her 3 kidnapped children

Help, anyone out there help! Mrs Orekoya is pouring out her soul, crying for the release of her 3 children: Ademola (6), Adedamola (4) and Aderomola (11 months). They were kidnapped by the nanny (Mary Akinloye) Mrs Orekoya had just hired online last week Tuesday, a week today. On Thursday, 9th April, 2015, Mary and her crime gang demanded a ransom of fifteen million naira (N15m) to free the children. This amount has now been reduced to thirteen million Naira (N13m) How heartless and cold can one be in the quest for wealth. Watch saddening clip below.




Who is safe to watch over one's children, when the mother is out performing her daily duties?  Could the picture of Mary Akinloye be put up online for all to see to locate her whereabouts and trace the children? 

The father of the kidnapped children said, 
“The family has been thrown into an untold trauma. As of Friday last week, my brother received a text message and the kidnappers threatened to waste the children if the N13m was not paid within 24 hours.
“Their mother is a shadow of her old self. She is devastated. She loves all her children no doubt, but she is concerned more about 11-months-old Aderomola. She never ceases to call out to him everyday, wondering what type of food he was being fed with. During one of the conversations, she was allowed to speak with the children who claimed they were being taken care of. But the issue now is how to raise the requested amount.”
“We are still trying to raise the money. They have not shifted ground. The amount is still what they demanded (N13 m). My wife is devastated at the moment and we are praying and hoping that we would be able to reunite with our children soon.” 
This situation is very saddening, I could remember as a child, my dad actually banned the use of nannies because his close friend was assassinated the day after his daughter's wedding, cause: The nanny he employed connived with the security officers in his household to steal from him, and warned him not to report the incident to the police which he did, this led to his untimely death.

May the Orekoya children be returned home safely into the arms of their loving parents.

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