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BBC News
23-06-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
Ondo state govment tok why dem demolish Owo massacre memorial park wey late ex-Govnor Akeredolu build
Report say dem don demolish di memorial park wey Ondo state govment bin build in honour of victims of di Owo attacks wey happun for June 2022. Di Memorial Park na in honour of di victims of 5th June, 2022 massacre for St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church for Owo, Ondo State. Pipo of Owo no go forget Sunday June 5, 2022 anytime soon as e mark one bad day wen some unidentified gunmen enta di town and attack di catholic church wia pipo die from gunshots. Na dose wey die during di attacks make di state govment build a memorial park in honour of dem. Dem build di memorial park opposite di palace of di traditional ruler of di town, Olowo of Owo. According to di former Ondo state Govnor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, di reason for di memorial park na to immortalise di victims attacks. Di recent demolition don cause serious reactions from di pipo of Ondo state wey dey question why dem pull down di building. Why dem demolish di memorial park According to video wey dey go viral for social media, one caterpillar bin estroy di memorial park. Howeva, Yomi Oyekan wey be di special assistant to di Ondo State govnor on Digital Media, say di reason why dem pull down di building no be for political reason but for sake of spiritual. E say di Olowo-in-council bin request say dem wan demolish di building becos symbol of death no suppose dey face di palace of di king. In Yoruba tradition, symbols of death must not face di palace. "Di Olowo-in-Council make a formal request through di LG, and Govnor Aiyedatiwa to respectfully approve am." "We honour di sincere efforts of di late Gov. Akeredolu, wey build di monument wit love, but tradition matters. Also, informate from di Olowo-in-council na say, di traditions of di town no allow make dem celebrate deadi body around di palace. According to di council, dem advice di late Govnor Akeredolu dat time make e no build any di structure for di place but e no gree. "E must dey clear say di decision to build di structure for di particular location no go well wit di Olowo-in-Council wey di pipo of di community bin frown at wen di late di late Govnor Akeredolu conceive am." Dem add say dem advice di "late govnor say to celebrate di dead around di palace no dey in line wit di age-long culture and traditions of Owo, but di govnor no listen." Akeredolu side react Meanwhile, according to di former chief press secretary to di late Akeredolu, Richard Olabode, e say di intentions na only to honour di memories of di victims wen dem build di park. E say dem no bury any deadi bodi for di memorial park, but na just to dey remember di pipo wey lose dia lives for di attack. "No bodies or corpses dey buried for di memorial park, di park na to celebrate di lives and memories of di departed souls." Olabode say di late Govnor Akeredolu bin call a meeting wit di Olowo of Owo and im chiefs, wia e tok di vision for di park, and add say dem no go bury any deadi bodi for dia. "Di Olowo and im chiefs agree to di site. I dey present for di meeting. Di late Govnor Akeredolu respond to di tragedy of June 5, 2022, wit courage and e do wetin any responsible and responsive leader go do anywhere for di world."
Yahoo
25-03-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Remarkable Woman Nominee Changing Families Lives in the Brazos Valley
BRYAN, Texas (FOX 44) — Jenni Olowo was nominated as a 2025 Remarkable Woman. Jenni and her husband adopted their first child in 2015, but the journey wasn't easy. Like many adoptive parents, Olowo found herself navigating a system which often left families feeling isolated and unsupported – but she turned that experience into a mission to help others facing similar struggles. 'Seeing how lonely I was on the journey and realizing it's an incredibly hard thing to do, raising kids that have experienced trauma, I felt extremely lonely when I did it and didn't have many friends or community that understood,' Olowo said. Determined to create a space where no one would have to face that loneliness, Olowo founded BCS Together, an organization aimed at supporting adoptive, foster, biological, and kinship families in the Brazos Valley. 'It was extremely important to me that we created an organization that really provided support so that no one had the experience the loneliness that I did,' Olowo said. Kristi Stark, the chairperson of the Board for BCS Together, described how eye-opening it has been to witness Olowo's journey and the organization's impact. 'She told us about all the needs, not only in the Brazos Valley but in surrounding areas. We were shocked. We had no idea there were so many kids in the system and we didn't really understand until we talked to Jenni, who's also a foster mom, what they need,' Stark explained. Since its inception nearly five years ago, BCS Together has become a lifeline for hundreds of families, offering free resources like clothes, shoes, and access to community support. 'This organization not only supplies really important things for the family, such as car seats and clothing, but really supports them emotionally and just gives them a place to come and feel like they're understood,' Stark added. Jean Marie Rich, an adoptive parent who has relied on BCS Together's services, shared the profound impact the organization has had on her family. 'When I think of BCS Together, it's like they're not only in the trenches with you, they're working towards giving you a ladder to help you get out of the trenches and helping you,' Rich said. Rich also spoke about the importance of finding a community of people who truly understand what it means to be an adoptive parent. 'For me, it's finding that you're not alone through the process. That's probably the biggest way they've served my family,' Rich explained. The organization's services go beyond just material support. According to Rich, BCS Together is changing lives by offering dignity, empowerment, and a sense of community. 'It brings community and it brings dignity and it brings honor back to a story that gets restored,' she said. 'That's something you can't just go buy. That's not easily received, but it's given freely and abundantly through this closet.' BCS Together's resource closet has already served nearly 2,000 families each year since opening its doors. Looking ahead to its fifth anniversary, Olowo hopes the organization's mission can grow beyond the Brazos Valley and reach more families in need. Rich believes that this expansion could help strengthen communities far beyond their own. 'It's making the community as a whole stronger because we're bringing up people in the hardest places to a healthier place,' she said. As BCS Together prepares for its anniversary, its leaders are focused on expanding their services and spreading a message of hope, empowerment, and community. FOX 44's Zoria Goodley also got the opportunity to speak with staff members who expressed their love for Jenni and the work she is doing that makes her a Remarkable Woman. For more information on BCS Together and how to get involved, you can click here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
