The mother of Prophetess Naomi Ogunseyi, the estranged wife of the Ooni of Ife, has made a heartfelt plea to Nigerians, seeking support for her daughter, who is currently facing charges related to the tragic death of 35 children at a funfair she organized in Ibadan, Oyo State.
Earlier this week, a Chief Magistrate Court in Iyaganku, Ibadan, ordered the remand of Prophetess Naomi and two others in connection with the stampede that occurred at Bashorun Islamic High School during the event.
Naomi’s mother, in her emotional appeal, urged Nigerians to offer prayers and assistance, highlighting her daughter’s intention to bring joy to underprivileged children through the event, which unfortunately ended in tragedy. The case has sparked widespread reactions, with many calling for a thorough investigation to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident.
Naomi sponsored a children fun fair in Ibadan that sadly ended in a stampede leaving 35 children de@d.
In a video shared on social media this evening, the distraught mother of Prophetess Naomi appealed to Nigerians to come to her daughter’s aide.
‘’Please help me! It was good my daughter went to Ibadan to do. It is not today that she has been conducting such programmes. She has been doing it for over ten years now. She goes about doing good to children, the elderly and even pregnant women. I empathize with you all that lost your children.
Please people come to my aid! Do not allow them throw Naomi into the prison. Please have mercy on me! Please help to make them free Noami my child. She came to do good. She is very innocent! Very innocent! Please help me! Please help me free my child. She does not know anything!”
She said that the stampede took place at about 6.30am, hours before the funfair was to start. She said Naomi and the other defendants were to court ‘secretly’ and that one of the counts against her is m#rder.
‘’My child is not a k!ller. She was only trying to help.”
Watch the video below….