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I was very glad to
read in The Punch this morning that
the three Orekoya boys kidnapped by their nanny were found alive and reunited
with their parents. After found abandoned at Shasha area of Lagos, the children
were immediately taken to the hospital for a thorough check up and treatment.
On hearing about their kidnapping last week, my heart immediately went out to
the boys’ parents who were no doubt out of their minds with worry, especially
after the kidnappers’ demand of 15 million naira for the safe return of their
little boys. Just to show we should be more
than careful about the hired help we bring into our houses! And what’s
worse, the nanny was hired via olx.com; a popular online trading website. No one could have possibly
foreseen such a thing like this to happen and lord knows how olx.com’s owner or
owners will get over this stain in its reputation.
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And even more good
news; the “ Olx nanny”; who called herself Mary
Akinloye when she was hired by the unsuspecting family was arrested last night;
according to the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Kayode Aderanti; thanks to
the police investigators' smart move of tracing her through the cell phone used
to contact the children’s parents. Her accomplices, however, are still at large
but hopefully the police will get them eventually; before they go after other
children.
The Orekoya boys are
safely back with their parents now and time and love will help them get over
their 8 day ordeal. All’s well that ends well. But in the meantime it would be
best to stick to buying and selling online; not
hiring a stranger online to look after your kids.
