Nursing Mother With Mental Disorder Gets Cash, Other Gifts
The Albino Foundation Public Notice
A nursing mother who gave birth to twins on July 13 and suffering from mental disorder has received cash and foodstuff in the Lagos metropolis.
The Chief of Staff to the Lagos State Governor, Tayo Ayinde who made the donation also gave a ram and bag of rice for the twins’ upkeep from Imam Hakeem Kosoko.
The Chief Executive Officer of Corner47 Group, Gbolahan Odusanya who represented the Chief of Staff to the governor handed the goods to Sola Ademola, the woman’s brother, at the Bolade Office of the Lagos Neighbourhood Safety Corps (LNSC).
The LNSC General Manager, Prince Falade Oyekan, said the gesture was the outcome of intelligence efforts. According to him, the agency sent officers to investigate the claim brought by Odusanya, who runs Iyen naa nice on social media.
He said: “Our men visited the Divisional Police Officer at Okokomaiko and also visited the woman’s home to confirm the claim. The outcome of our intelligence gathering and operation report is what you are witnessing today.”
Oyekan urged Lagosians to emulate the gesture.
Odusanya also promised a N20,000 upkeep for the twins until the government takes over their welfare, and urged Nigerians to help Ademola get a good job. This, he said, would enable him cater for the twins.
He said the state government was interested in the upkeep of the babies.
Ademola, who thanked the donors for their gesture, said his sister has been sick for over 18 years. According to him, she was taken to Osogbo after the delivery for further treatment.
