There was drama, yesterday, at Edo State
Government House, Benin City, when the father of
the stowaway teenage boy, Daniel Oikhena, who was said to be bedridden due to illness, surfaced during a meeting between Governor Adams Oshiomhole and the family.
This came as the Department of State Services, DSS, yesterday, handed over Daniel to the Edo State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development but denied the mother, Mrs. Evelyn Oikhena, access to her son.
Mr. Osaigbovo Oikhena, 44, a driver by profession,
told journalists that contrary to reports that he was
sick and bed-ridden, he was living separately from
the family due to a disagreement with his wife.
He said his wife refused to stay in the house where
he could afford the rent. Therefore, he decided to
move out of the house a year ago to where he could
afford the rent. He said: “I decided to come here today (yesterday) to tell the world that I am the father of Daniel. Initially, when I heard the news, I thought my son was kidnapped. But my wife said I should calm down that when everything is okay, she will call me. My wife refused to move in with me“I never dreamt of going to America, I am not married to another woman. My wife refused to give the DSS my number when they asked for it.
“Arising from my loss of job, I decided to move to a
new apartment where I can afford the rent and told
my wife that they should move in with me, but she
refused and continued to stay in the three-bedroom
flat on 7, Ehigiagbe Street, Ekenwan, Benin City.”
Mr Osaigbovo who said he resides at Siluko Road,
noted: “I usually pay my children’s school fees and
provide feeding money regularly, contrary to claims
that I abandoned my family.”
He accused the wife of making it look as if he was
dead by denying people access to him.
Meanwhile, De RAUFS, a volunteer group which had
indicated interest in the welfare of Daniel was at
Government House, Benin City. Represented by
Yinka Muyiwa, head of legal team, De RAUFS said it
came to Edo State to reaffirm the scholarship it
earlier gave the lad to continue his education up to
university level.
DSS releases stowaway kid to Edo govt
The 13-year-old Oikhena has been in the custody of
DSS in Lagos before he was released to the Edo State Government, yesterday.
Meanwhile, Mrs. Oikhena, the mother of Daniel, has
confirmed the return of her son to Benin. She told
newsmen in Benin that she got a call, yesterday,
inviting her to the state Ministry of Women of Affairs. She said: “I went to the office and was told that my child had been taken to DSS. I went there and saw Daniel. They did not allow me to touch or greet him, but he was looking good.”
She said after a short session with DSS, she was
asked to go and wait at the Ministry of Women
Affairs.
[The Nation]



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