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Gunmen Rob Man, Daughter Of Makinde’s Dollar Gift Following Portrait Presentation
Gunmen Rob Man, Daughter Of Makinde’s Dollar Gift Following Portrait Presentation
Godswill Riman alleges that he and his daughter were attacked shortly after presenting a portrait to Oyo Governor Seyi Makinde in Akure.
He claims the assailants broke his right arm and thumb, injured his daughter and seized a bag containing dollars reportedly given to him by the governor.
Riman says the attackers smashed his phone and tore his clothes before fleeing with the bag.
He alleges that despite informing Makinde about the incident in Enugu, he has been unable to reach the governor’s aides for assistance.
November 12, () – A man, Godswill Riman, has narrated how armed hoodlums allegedly attacked him and his daughter, broke his arm and robbed them of a bag containing dollar notes reportedly given to him by Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, after presenting the governor with a portrait in Akure, Ondo State.
Riman, who disclosed this to in Uyo, said the attack occurred on October 23, shortly after he and his daughter presented the portrait to Makinde during his presidential consultation visit to the Dome Centre, Akure.
He explained that they travelled to Akure after missing the governor’s earlier visit to Akwa Ibom on October 21, as his daughter was determined to present the artwork as an expression of admiration for the governor. Following the presentation and a prayer by his daughter for Makinde’s presidential ambition, the governor reportedly directed his Aide-de-Camp (ADC) to attend to them.
According to Riman, after waiting for nearly an hour, the ADC handed him bundles of dollars as a token of appreciation from the governor. He said he kept the money in his school bag but became concerned when they were dropped close to a crowd inside the venue instead of being taken outside the premises.
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He alleged that shortly after leaving the governor’s convoy, the crowd became unruly, forcing them to struggle to get away. After securing a motorcycle, he noticed a car following them through different routes until it eventually rammed into the motorcycle after he instructed the rider to make a U-turn.
Riman claimed that the occupants of the vehicle came out and descended on them, throwing his daughter off the motorcycle and injuring her neck and chest. He said the attackers beat him, tore his clothes with a knife, smashed his phone and struck him with an iron object, breaking his right arm and thumb before escaping with his bag containing the money.
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He said they remained in Akure for three to four days to attend to his daughter’s injuries, adding that he retained pharmacy receipts for the drugs purchased. He also claimed to have sent videos of the incident to the governor’s ADC that evening and subsequently reported the matter to the Ondo State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, where his statement was documented.
Riman further disclosed that he travelled to Enugu two days after returning to Akwa Ibom to inform Makinde about the attack during the governor’s town hall meeting. He said Makinde expressed sympathy and directed his ADC to contact them, but efforts to reach the governor’s aides since then had yielded no result.
Describing the portrait presentation as an act of admiration rather than an attempt to solicit money, Riman appealed to Makinde to intervene and assist his family. He said he still had his torn clothes, damaged phone, pharmacy receipts and could identify the motorcycle rider as a witness to the incident.
He expressed the belief that the attackers might have targeted them because they assumed the governor had given them a substantial amount of money, and urged Makinde to show concern for their plight.
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