Hello everyone,
I am pushed to look for a friend who saved my life in 08 at Enugu while we were teens, without him I wouldn't be alive today.
His name is Emeka, nickname Tikon. His mother was a manager at Union Bank Enugu and we attended Doyen Academy together.
Please, help me retweet, hopefully the power of social media can bring two friends back.
Defence Headquarters Secures Rescue of Kidnapped Oyo Students and Teachers.
Through effective inter-agency collaboration and intelligence-driven operations, the abducted victims in Oyo State were safely rescued. The Armed Forces of Nigeria remain steadfast in safeguarding lives and national security.
We need to celebrate Mrs Rachael Folawe Alamu for her courage and innate leadership.
She really served as a symbol of hope for those kids in an extremely difficult situation.
Some animals here use her picture in a vulnerable state to mock Yorubas. We won't forget that.
To us, she is a hero and should be well and properly taken care of.
The same goes for other teachers and the family of those kids.
I don't like president Tinubu, but whenever he does well or tries to do well, we must acknowledge it and commend him.
It is a tough call to rescue children who were being used as a shields.
Forget politics in this one.
Innocent lives were involved.
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I just saw on the news, a former DSS official said that the DSS tracked down the mothers and relatives of the OYO state children and teachers' kidnappers, and did a video recording of them and sent to the kidnappers.
Threatening to kill their relatives if they kill any of the victims.
Whatever the motives of the senseless kidnapping and beheading of one of the victims were, the DSS and other security operatives have done a great job.
56 days in captivity is no child's play.
Those children need to be placed under intensive care and a thorough psychological study should be carried out on them.
They have been traumatized for life, and no amount of rehabilitation can reset their once innocent and peaceful lives.
For the 8 arrested kidnappers, the DSS should extract all necessary intelligent information that they can get from them, and the government should not waste any tax payers' money to trial them in court.
They all should be summarily executed.
If possible, beheaded.
Thank you to President Tinubu for bringing back the captives.
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Is Lagos State for Everybody or Only a Selected Few?
Around 3:20 a.m. last night, our 7-month-old baby girl started crying with a very high fever. She had been running a temperature for the past two days, but it became worse during the night. When I checked with the thermometer, her temperature had risen to 38.5°C.
My wife and I were worried. It was raining heavily, and without a car, we didn't know how we would get her to the hospital.
We used a towel soaked in water to gently wipe her body and help reduce the fever while we waited for the rain to ease.
Then I remembered the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency-LASEMA number, 112. I called at about 4:07 a.m., hoping they could help. A lady answered and asked about the emergency. I explained that my 7-month-old baby had a high fever, it was raining heavily, and we couldn't get to the hospital. She could hear my baby crying in the background.
I asked if they could send an ambulance. She immediately took my address and a nearby landmark.
At about 4:27 a.m., I received another call from the Lagos Emergency Response Call Centre. The officer informed me that an ambulance had already been dispatched. He asked how the team could locate my house because it was still dark and there might not be anyone outside to direct them. I asked if I could send my live location, but he explained that he was calling from the control centre and was not with the ambulance team.
By 5:07 a.m., the rain had stopped. I received another call informing me that the ambulance was waiting at Checkpoint Bus Stop. My wife, our baby, and I quickly took a motorcycle there, and to my surprise, the ambulance was already waiting for us.
The medical personnel welcomed us into the ambulance and asked about our baby's condition. They asked which hospital we normally used. I mentioned the new Primary Health Centre at Ilepo, but explained that it does not operate 24 hours a day. They agreed and advised us that the best option was to take our baby to GeneralHospital Badagry where she could receive proper emergency care.
I believe the ambulance couldn't reach our house because of the heavy rain and the poor condition of the Ibiye–Checkpoint–Magbon road to our street. This is another reason why that road needs urgent attention from the Lagos State Government and the local government. Good roads save lives during emergencies.
One thing that amazed me was that the ambulance came all the way from Badagry General Hospital about 24 kilometres to Checkpoint Bus Stop just to respond to our emergency. Wow. Honestly we are still shock. I only see this happen in developed countries.
For that, I sincerely commend the Lagos State Emergency Response Team. They proved that the emergency service is working and that lives truly matter.
The journey to the hospital was smooth. The Lagos–Badagry Expressway from Agbara Junction to Badagry is now a modern six-lane road with no potholes. Credit goes to former President Muhammadu Buhari for starting the project, President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu for continuing it, and Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for ensuring the reconstruction around Badagry, including the road leading to the General Hospital. Good roads make emergency response faster and more effective.
At the hospital, we were asked to open a new patient file because records from the Primary Health Centre could not be accessed there. I believe Lagos State should work towards creating a unified electronic medical record system so that patients' records can be accessed at any government hospital. I no there is existing smart card, we have that with our Lagos health insurance but had expired. I'll renew it.
We paid ₦2,000 to open a new file. The doctor attended to our baby immediately and requested a Full Blood Count (FBC) test and a malaria test, which cost ₦8,000. We also bought the prescribed injections and medications from the hospital pharmacy for about ₦4,000.
No Ransom Paid. Arrest made 👍🏾
Security Forces is making a big statement
Coordinated rescue operations by NSA, HMOD, Service Chiefs, IGP & DG DSS is commendable
Biggest Appreciation to Ground Forces
Oyo children are back home
🇳🇬 MISSION ACCOMPLISHED! ✅
To our gallant units who stayed in the forests for weeks ensuring the safety of the hostages, the Nigerian Air Force, and our partners in the USAF who maintained constant aerial vigilance for over a month,
Thank You!
Your dedication, professionalism, and sacrifice have brought our children home safely.
Well done, heroes! 💪
🇳🇬THE NATION IS PROUD OF YOU.
#OyoRescue #NigerianArmedForces #MissionAccomplished 🇳🇬
Mission Accomplished: To the units who have been in the forest ensuring the safety of the Hostages and The Nigeria Air Force and USAF who kept watch consistently for over a month.
Thank you.