Kidnapped Orekoya Kids found, says mother

The three Orekoya kids, Demola; Adedamola and Aderomola, who were declared missing recently are now confirmed to have been found and reunited with their parents in Lagos.

This was made known to the public after Adebisi Orekoya, mother of the three children, took to Facebook  to thank Nigerians for their support and prayers.

In her words, “We give God all the Glory. Our Orekoya missing Kids have been found.Thank you so much everyone for ur prayers and moral and Financial support all along. The list is endless, of awesome mothers, sisters, business partners, father’s and even kids too. You’ve been amazing! May God grant all your heart desires too. Much love always.”

The children, Demola,6; Adedamola, 4, and Aderomola, 11 months, were abducted by their househelp, one Mary Akinloye, 24 hours after she was employed by the family via OLX, an online sales portal, with an agreement of N10,000 to N15,000 monthly salary.

Akinloye, who claimed to be 23 years old and hailed from Ibadan, Oyo State, according to the family, resumed work on March 7, when the former nanny did not show up after her annual leave.