He stated he would like to know very well what truly occurred to Itunu which made the lady vomited bloodstream before this lady death

Abayomi Babalola, pops of 23-year-old Nigerian lady, Itunu Babalola who had been wrongfully incarcerated in Cote D’Ivoire, states the family wants justice.

The grieving grandfather, just who labeled as on community leadership to come calmly to his help, mentioned there was most toward loss of his girl as she was never ever vulnerable to dropping sick.

The guy mentioned he desires to understand what certainly happened to Itunu which produced this lady vomit blood before their death while he furthermore queried the time of sentence for any criminal activity levelled against the lady.

Relating to your, Itunu was a kind-hearted woman just who loved and beloved their family.

The guy said, in a job interview with BBC pidgin, “My name is Abayomi, Babalola, daddy of Itunu Babalola. Her mummy was sick, she had a stroke and she is aiding me personally but as a youth, she planned to work, but in which she visited is actually far.

“The finally times we spoke, she stated i will are available and watch the girl during the location in which she actually is, and I also stated naturally. She additionally mentioned they could likely launch the woman before December once she gets launched, she’ll come to Nigeria.

“Truly in 2019, she came the place to find Nigeria. She was right here for a few or four weeks, but while here, she obtained a call from there that criminals out of cash into this lady apartment. She never ever remained in Burkina Faso, she had a roommate, so the woman roommate labeled as their and told her she knows the person who out of cash in to the apartment saying she will identify the thief.

“whenever Itunu got around, she went along to law enforcement facility to document possible nevertheless issue is, the DPO for the police place is the elder brother of the crook. So the DPO informed my personal daughter which he offers the lady N100, 000 but my personal child stated no that she desires the lady belongings back once again because it’s well worth significantly more than N100, 000, she said it actually was really worth N300, 000.

“The DPO questioned her to depart that he would make contact with the girl. From the third day, the DPO and a few some other cops came with a young woman they’ve started shopping for the lady for the past a month approximately that Itunu harboured the lady but my daughter mentioned she have never ever found the girl, there is nothing beats that.

“So they switched the outcome from thieves to children trafficking situation. She labeled as me and explained that she was actually detained, I became like she shouldn’t worry that she’d be circulated. I imagined its like Nigeria where some one goes toward the authorities section and individual will get fairness.

“Later, she explained she had been sentenced to twenty years imprisonment. They grabbed this lady to an extremely much jail, it really is like heading from Ibadan to Ilorin but i really couldn’t traveling because of COVID-19 so I asked Abike Dabiri-Erewa, president of NIDCOM, thus she additionally mentioned am we aware absolutely COVID since May 2020. It had been throughout lockdown but she promised that percentage works onto it.

“Later, as of might this present year, I got the web link to meet up with Honourable Buhari, an associate of the home of associates and Honourable Teslim Folarin, they said they would consume the matter and escalate to Abike Dabiri, each of them assured to get results on it. They even said they would sponsor a legal professional to look in to the problem. Which was the things I presented on to, i’ve been talking to Itunu.

“As of Wednesday the other day, we spoke along with her and she mentioned she got hurt, that a lady stumbled on the place where she was actually, victimising their. We shared with her never to be concerned, that she should regulate because she’s going to eventually become of truth be told there.

“I spoke with Abike Dabiri and she guaranteed me the lawyer that would occupy the case got already been paid, that they would charm and also the situation might be obtained from the prison into the funds hence she would end up being introduced before December.

“That had been the thing I believed before i acquired a phone call on Sunday evening and the individual was asking myself if I heard from her.

I advised the person that I known as her that same day so the individual stated the guy learned she ended up being sick as well as in a healthcare facility. I was surprised, Itunu never ever comes ill. I happened to be astonished to even learn that she had diabetic issues.

“On Monday, one of my personal youngsters moved online and noticed the news on fb, I cried. Next someone called my brother and mentioned they spotted a video clip of in which Itunu was being forced on a medical facility trolley and bloodstream is coming out of the lady mouth and nostrils. I stated exactly why?

“The final times she emerged home, once I requested their when would she come back, she stated Daddy don’t worry, if you want something, give me a call. She mentioned she’d help me to, she assured a lot of circumstances. Even though she had issues over indeed there, I called the lady.

“On September 9 that was my personal birthday while in jail, Itunu arranged a catering service to bake cake for me personally, food and the others which they taken to swinglifestyle your house in my situation.