13-year-old girl Speak On How Her Father Was Killed By Gunmen

 

13-year-old girl Omotoyosi Ojajune has narrated how she watched her father Samuel Adegoroye Ojajune was killed by armed robbers right before her eyes.

Samuel Adegoroye Ojajune was a popular landlord in Itele-Maya community in Ikorodu Local Government. He was popularly known as Koro Maya.

On January 12, 2017, gunmen stormed Koro Maya's house at about 11pm. The armed men came when the Omotoyosi's father was about to sleep.

"It happened around 10.00pm on January 12, 2017, I was watching television and also assisting my brother with his assignment, after which he went to rest then I sighted someone peeping through the window.

“I went to inform my mother twice but she was so tired and just concluded that I should go and sleep, the gunmen gained entrance into our house when I tried waking my daddy up" Omotoyosi Ojajune told Vanguard.

"The gunmen were five, while one outside asking us to bring out our phones, the others took my daddy outside, having shot him and he was still dragging with them, that was when one of them macheted him on his head and neck.

“One of them that slapped me was putting on a red cap and yellow jersey holding a gun while the other also wore a red cap, a black top and trousers with white trainers. ‘’My mother, siblings and I were so terrified that we could not do anything to help save my father. When they left my father was still breathing and wanted to tell my mum something but she was just moving up and down.

play The late Samuel Adegoroye Ojajune and his wife
(Vanguard )

“We later ran into the bush at our backyard and went to our cousin’s house as we could not get any help from neighbours, the government should help my mother with job so that she can cater for our needs and pay our school fees" she further revealed.

Samuel Adegoroye Ojajune's widow also spoke to Vanguard about the untimely death of her husband. "We have been living here for the past nine years, this happening is unprecedented as my husband due to his closeness to Hon. Babajimi Benson was able to facilitate the deployment of soldiers to Maya owing to cult clashes prevalent there, now they have killed him and the soldiers have left, saying the person taking care of them is no more."

The sister of the deceased said that her brother would have turned 44 this September.