The Oyo State government yesterday gave N28 million to
the families of the Bodija traders that were killed by suspected Boko Haram
members in Maiduguri, Borno State.
Governor Abiola Ajimobi distributed
the cheques to the families of the slain traders at the Bodija Market.
Representatives of the 14 families,
mainly the widows of the deceased and the aged mother of one of them, were
given N2 million each.
Ajimobi said: “We cannot pay for
people’s lives, but we can cushion the effects of their departure by helping
their families.”
He described the killing of the
traders as “gruesome”, urging the bereaved to take it as an act of God.
One of the widows, Mrs. Folasade
Afolabi, who spoke for the others, thanked the governor for his help.
The Chairman of the Ibadan Foodstuff
Sellers Association, Alhaji Olalekan Azeez, urged the Federal Government to
tighten security in the North.
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