Frontline advocacy foundation against irregular migration and human trafficking, Journalists International For Migration, has called on the Osun State Government and other well meaning Nigerians regarding the condition of a returnee, Benjamin Sesan Ojo, that requires urgent medical attention.
The call was made in a statement issued at the weekend after a visit by JIFORM President, Ajibola Abayomi, and Yaqoub Popoola, a member of the foundation, to the Trinidad and Tobago returnee now living in a pitiable situation with deteriorating health at Ilesa, his home town.
Ajibola praised Kafayat Oyetola, the wife of Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola, for facilitating the return of Ojo back to Nigeria, having been stranded in Trinidad and Tobago for 12 years, but said the returnee, if not placed in a medical facility, may collapse soon.
He said in a statement on Sunday: “We thank the wife of Osun State Governor, Mrs Kafayat Oyetola for the wonderful humanitarian gestures and for proving that she is a true caring mother, however the the health of Ojo since February 2, 2020 he arrived Ilesha is deteriorating with decaying leg, swollen hands and ranches all over his body, if not attended to on time, he may soon be in critical situation beyond control.
“We are calling on the Osun State government and other well meaning Nigerians to step into the situation. No matter where he was coming from or his past, we thank Mrs Oyetola for giving him another opportunity to face the future, however for that future to be certain, the good humanitarian effort must be completed with treatment and total rehabilitation, on this matter, our dear Osun State government has a duty.”
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