‘Our Uncle Will Never Return’: Slain Oyo Teacher’s Family Mourns Amid Pupils’ Rescue

While Nigerians celebrate the safe return of pupils and teachers after 56 days in captivity, one family’s joy is overshadowed by loss. Oluwabukolami, niece of mathematics teacher Michael Olugbade Oyedokun, praised the rescue of the remaining victims but revealed that her uncle was brutally killed by the abductors. “My heart rejoices with every family reunited,” she wrote, “but our joy is incomplete because one chair at our table will remain empty forever.” As the nation marks the freedom of those who survived, the family continues to remember the teacher who did not make it home. President Tinubu has expressed relief over the rescue operation and vowed that justice will be served for both the freed captives and the family of Mr. Oyedokun.

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