NAME SCHOOL AFTER SLAIN OYO TEACHER, CULTURAL ADVOCATE URGES MAKINDE

A Yoruba cultural advocate and Lead of Abinibi Hub, Bunmi Adetona, has appealed to the Oyo State Government to immortalise the late Michael Oyedokun, one of the teachers killed during the abduction of pupils and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area, by naming a secondary school after him.

Adetona made the appeal in a Sunday statement following renewed calls by the late Mathematics teacher family for the recovery of his body, which remains missing nearly two months after the attack.

“I respectfully appeal to the Oyo State Government and all relevant authorities to honour his memory by naming a secondary school: MICHAEL OYEDOKUN MEMORIAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL, ORIRE, ESINELE, OYO STATE,” Adetona wrote.

The appeal comes amid public sympathy for Oyedokun’s family after the successful rescue of the abducted pupils and teachers, while the slain teacher’s remains are yet to be recovered.

it has been reported that Oyedokun’s family appealed to the Federal Government and security agencies to recover his body to enable them give him a befitting burial.

In a statement shared on Instagram on Saturday by his niece and family spokesperson, Oluwabukolami, the family said although they were grateful for the safe return of the abducted pupils and teachers, their grief remained unresolved because Oyedokun’s body had not been recovered.

“We are grateful to the government and security agencies for the safe return of the children and teachers. Every family reunited with their loved one is a reminder that hope still exists.

The family noted that 58 days after the attack, they were still waiting to recover his remains.

“Fifty-eight days after Michael Olugbade Oyedokun was taken from us, we are still waiting… not for a miracle, but for the opportunity to lay him to rest,” they said.

According to the family, the inability to recover his body has denied his wife, children and relatives the dignity and closure they deserve.

The attack occurred on May 15 when gunmen invaded Baptist Nursery and Primary School, Yawota, Community Grammar School and L.A. Primary School, Esiele, in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, abducting scores of pupils and teachers.

During the attack, Oyedokun and another teacher, Esiyan Adegboye, were killed. While Adegboye’s body was recovered and he was buried in Ogbomoso on May 22, Oyedokun’s remains have yet to be found despite the rescue of the remaining abducted victims after 57 days in captivity.