Edo government rescues indigene allegedly poisoned in Burkina Faso

By Ozioruva Aliu

BENIN CITY – THE Edo State authorities has rescued an indigene of the state, identified arsenic Godstime Uwoghiren who was allegedly poisoned successful Burkina Faso due to the fact that helium bought a motorbike and has been battling ill-health for 3 years now.

His rescue and instrumentality to Nigeria was facilitated by Governor Monday Okpebholo aft his lawsuit was reported to the Nigerian Embassy.

Director General of the Edo State Migration Agency, Lucky Agazumah, said accusation astir Godstime’s ordeal successful Burkina Faso was received 4 months agone and Governor Okpebholo swung into action.

Their level touched crushed connected Wednesday astatine the Benin Airport astatine astir 1:00 PM alongside Agazuma and different unit of the bureau with Uwoghiren connected a wheelchair hardly unconscious and helium was hurriedly picked up by a waiting ambulance and rushed to the Edo Specialist Hospital, Benin, for exigency aesculapian attention.

Agazumah said Governor Okpebholo intervened to forestall the Godstime from dying and cautioned Edo residents to debar being lured to slavery during the yuletide play by Nigerians surviving fake beingness abroad.

According to him, “Thank Governor Monday Okpebholo who has proved to the satellite astir humanity.

“When they reached retired to Mr. Governor that Mr. Godstime is paralysed and cannot walk. He was poisoned allegedly for the information that helium bought a motorcycle.

“His friends were jealous and they poisoned him. One of his sisters tried to sabotage our efforts for the past 4 months.

“The household earlier rejected our effort to rescue him. We were told his parents were aggravated that helium should person sent them wealth for them to bash workplace work.

“If not that Governor Okpebholo swung into action, this young antheral would person died and cipher volition cognize astir it.”

Mother of Godstime, Susan, said Godstime learnt mechanics earlier helium travelled to Burkina Faso.

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