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𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎: 𝐇𝐮𝐬𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐞𝐝 𝐎𝐲𝐨 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 The husband of Mrs Rachael Alamu, principal of Ahoro Esinle School in Oyo State, who was among those recently rescued from kidnappers, broke into a joyful dance during a thanksgiving service held after her release. Credit: X | Oyo Matters

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I have just seen the VIDEO of Mrs Aramu, the Head Teacher of the Oyo kidnapped school children. In her final words, she said, “The scars are there already but I believe that with time we will heal.” I truly like and appreciate the woman’s optimism and positive energy. But I am equally worried about it. Her speech sounded well-rehearsed and themed to uplift and calm the public. It didn't look natural. I had expected a true and detailed narration of the events and revelations of what had transpired in those 56 days that they were trapped in the kidnappers’ den. But it appears the details are not meant for the public. Does this explain why she and the kids were shielded from the media/press immediately after they were released? Was it also the reason officials of the Oyo State government were not allowed access to them?✍️

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59,779 views • 21 days ago

When discussing Yoruba history with the ThinkYorubaFirst or Yoruba Nesan guys, one of the things I came across is the cognitive dissonance in being receptive of the fact that one's ancestors may have committed terrible acts. They accept that Oyo collected tributes from several towns. They accept that Oyo sacked towns that refused to bow to its will. They accept that Oyo sold people into slavery. What they don't accept is that, Oyo which did all these could at one point have persecuted its Muslims, even when Lander and co who were in Oyo in 1825/1826 reported they were told Muslim preaching (before the Afonja/Hausa revolt) increased to such a level, in Oyo that traditional worshippers caused the King to slaughter some of them. And several Muslims in Oyo were being sold into slavery, even when there was an initial standing order about Abaja tribal mark bearers to not be sold. Some have even dispelled the notion of a "Male Rebellion" in its entirety, even when it's a recognised Brazilian event. To these folks, Because Nigeria is accommodating, we must deliberately dispel the fact, that the same country once did "Ghana-Must-Go". There are several families of Oyo descent, now resident in Ilorin, who fled religious persecution, and yet some will seek to argue endlessly. The Yoruba Purists gleefully say they speak Oyo dialect of Yoruba, insist their Pamu-Pamu dance is from Yoruba, their Kengbe songs is derived from Oyo, but don't agree they were persecuted. Why bother to establish "Oke-Sunna" as a Muslim settlement, in the first place if they were so free during that decade. Anyways, the point is simple, all those who revolted had an axe to grind with Oyo. Afonja who had an axe to grind because he was sent on a suicide mission to Iwere-Ile. Persecuted Oyo Muslims, who were being killed and sold to slavery. Sabaruma Hausa slaves on whose backs Oyo's Calvary standing depended upon as they loved servile lives. Oyo provincial warriors who chose to seek independence away from Oyo and who stopped sending tribute. Ooo, Add up the Egbas before 1780,under Lisabi Agbongbo Akala. Add up the Baribas (Kaiama) in 1783. Add up the Nupes, in 1791. Add up the Dahomey (King Gezo) around 1823, that gained independence from Oyo and refused to send anymore tributaries. Here is a foreign take about the Male Rebellion of January 1835 (Ramadan Rebellion) led by Yoruba Muslim slaves. The Male Rebellion was not called "ANAGO" which would have implied every single Yoruba irrespective of religion. They were emphatic it had a religious character, and Brazilian Museums still hold the artifacts of those Muslim slaves.

When discussing Yoruba history with the ThinkYorubaFirst or Yoruba Nesan guys, one of the things I came across is the cognitive dissonance in being receptive of the fact that one's ancestors may have committed terrible acts. They accept that Oyo collected tributes from several towns. They accept that Oyo sacked towns that refused to bow to its will. They accept that Oyo sold people into slavery. What they don't accept is that, Oyo which did all these could at one point have persecuted its Muslims, even when Lander and co who were in Oyo in 1825/1826 reported they were told Muslim preaching (before the Afonja/Hausa revolt) increased to such a level, in Oyo that traditional worshippers caused the King to slaughter some of them. And several Muslims in Oyo were being sold into slavery, even when there was an initial standing order about Abaja tribal mark bearers to not be sold. Some have even dispelled the notion of a "Male Rebellion" in its entirety, even when it's a recognised Brazilian event. To these folks, Because Nigeria is accommodating, we must deliberately dispel the fact, that the same country once did "Ghana-Must-Go". There are several families of Oyo descent, now resident in Ilorin, who fled religious persecution, and yet some will seek to argue endlessly. The Yoruba Purists gleefully say they speak Oyo dialect of Yoruba, insist their Pamu-Pamu dance is from Yoruba, their Kengbe songs is derived from Oyo, but don't agree they were persecuted. Why bother to establish "Oke-Sunna" as a Muslim settlement, in the first place if they were so free during that decade. Anyways, the point is simple, all those who revolted had an axe to grind with Oyo. Afonja who had an axe to grind because he was sent on a suicide mission to Iwere-Ile. Persecuted Oyo Muslims, who were being killed and sold to slavery. Sabaruma Hausa slaves on whose backs Oyo's Calvary standing depended upon as they loved servile lives. Oyo provincial warriors who chose to seek independence away from Oyo and who stopped sending tribute. Ooo, Add up the Egbas before 1780,under Lisabi Agbongbo Akala. Add up the Baribas (Kaiama) in 1783. Add up the Nupes, in 1791. Add up the Dahomey (King Gezo) around 1823, that gained independence from Oyo and refused to send anymore tributaries. Here is a foreign take about the Male Rebellion of January 1835 (Ramadan Rebellion) led by Yoruba Muslim slaves. The Male Rebellion was not called "ANAGO" which would have implied every single Yoruba irrespective of religion. They were emphatic it had a religious character, and Brazilian Museums still hold the artifacts of those Muslim slaves.

Karounwi Adini

20,196 views • 8 months ago

FRESH PROTESTS IN IBADAN, OYO STATE - Obviously because the Baptist school kidnap victims, which involved Christian kids as young as 1 and 2, plus their teachers, one of whom was beheaded, are still in captivity, as everyone with some functioning brain had predicted. We’re now approaching two months since this ungodly incident took place and despite all the pleading and crying by the husband of the female principal who spoke multiple times from captivity, despite videos by the traumatized woman with a baby on her back, despite government officials arriving in a helicopter to reassure the people of Oyo, nothing, absolutely nothing has happened! No one knows at this time how many of those children are living or dead, how many of their teachers are still alive or not. No one! But what’s more important right now is, you guessed it, 2027!

FRESH PROTESTS IN IBADAN, OYO STATE - Obviously because the Baptist school kidnap victims, which involved Christian kids as young as 1 and 2, plus their teachers, one of whom was beheaded, are still in captivity, as everyone with some functioning brain had predicted. We’re now approaching two months since this ungodly incident took place and despite all the pleading and crying by the husband of the female principal who spoke multiple times from captivity, despite videos by the traumatized woman with a baby on her back, despite government officials arriving in a helicopter to reassure the people of Oyo, nothing, absolutely nothing has happened! No one knows at this time how many of those children are living or dead, how many of their teachers are still alive or not. No one! But what’s more important right now is, you guessed it, 2027!

J. C. Okechukwu

11,532 views • 1 month ago