Tag: Ilorin

Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara has lifted the curfew imposed on the state capital, Ilorin, effective from Thursday.

This is contained in a statement in Ilorin by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Rafiu Ajakaye.

The governor, however said, residents may see increased joint patrols by security agencies within the metropolis and across the state.

“It is to strengthen the gains of the past weeks and keep criminal elements at bay. Citizens are to go about their lawful business without any fear.

”The government, sincerely, commends citizens and all critical stakeholders, especially the security agencies, for their support for the measures taken to strengthen security in the wake of some recent developments,” it said.

Following attacks on government warehouses in Ilorin metropolis, Abdulrazaq on Oct. 23, imposed a 24-hour curfew on Ilorin.

The state government said that suspected hoodlums masquerading as #EndSARS protesters had earlier in the day broken into the Ilorin Cargo Terminal and carted away CACOVID palliatives materials.

The Association of Professional Women Engineers, Kwara Chapter, has taken over the educational sponsorship of Miss Atoyebi Abiodun, an SS1 girl-mechanic in Ilorin.

Speaking during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin, Mrs Oluwatoyin Ayotunde, the Chairperson of the association, explained that the girl-mechanic is an orphan, who decided to take up the profession of her late father who was a mechanic.

Ayotunde explained that the girl-mechanic, who practices her mechanic profession in Ilorin, needs financial aid to further her education.

“From a recent video clip about the girl, we learnt that she took over her late father’s work as a mechanic.

“Because of the interest she has in engineering, she took up the late father’s job and works on motorbikes and generators.

“The association deems it fit as part of our vision and mission to pay a visit to the girl and see how we can ensure we help her sustain her vision to become an engineer,” she said.

“Presently, the girl stays with her grandmother, so we have decided to contribute money towards her education and mentor her to ensure she gets admission into the University,” she said.

According to her, the association serves as catalyst to the advancement of women in engineering and technological profession, both at the national and international levels.

“We also encourage young girls to go into the engineering profession due to the fact that fewer girls are into the profession.

“We want to erase the stereotype and belief that engineering is meant only for the men. Though it is male dominated, we urge young girls to embrace science and eventually go into the engineering.”

Ayotunde reiterated the resolve of the association to continue to encourage and support the girl child achieve her potential, in order to contribute to the development of the country.

Speaking with NAN, the girl-mechanic, Miss Abiodun, said being with her father, who was a mechanic, developed her interest in engineering.

She explained that though people may view the profession as male dominated, she has passion to pursue the profession.

“I love the profession because my father made a living as a mechanic, I can also make a living with it.

“But I want to go to school to become an engineer and with the help from the Women Engineer Association, I will work hard to achieve success and not to let them down for having hope in me,” she said.

Abiodun also advised young girls not to look at mechanic job as dirty, but to look at the fulfilment in the job.

A 15-year old Senior Secondary School I student, Nike Adewumi, has appealed to Nigerians for N2 million to enable her undergo a Scoliosis surgery at the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Igbobi, Lagos.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that scoliosis is a sideways curvature of the spine that occurs most often during the growth spurt just before puberty.

Nike, a student of Federal Government Girls College (FGGC), Omu-Aran, Kwara, is suffering from Idiopathic Scoliosis, a disease which prevents her from walking straight.

She said that doctors at the National Orthopedic Hospital told her that the surgery should be done before her 16th birthday in October 2021.

Nike, in company with her mother, Mrs Funke Adewumi, told NAN in Ilorin on Monday that she was diagnosed of the ailment in 2019.

Her medical report dated Feb. 20 and signed by Dr A. M. Toluse, a Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon at the National Orthopedic Hospital, stated:

“Nike Adewunmi presented at the spine clinic on account of painless back deformity.

“The deformity was observed by her mother eight months prior to presentation. It has been worsening progressively.

“Clinical and radiologic evaluation confirmed the diagnosis of adolescent idiopathic Scoliosis.

“On account of the severity of the deformity, she has been counseled to have spine surgery to achieve correction.

“Meanwhile, she has been placed on a brace to deter further progression of the deformity.”

Nike told NAN that when she came home on holiday after her final JSS3 examination in 2018, her mother discovered that the way she was walking was not normal.

“My mother took me to the Kwara State Civil Service Hospital, Ilorin, and after undergoing some tests, the doctor referred me to University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) where I also did some tests.

“I was referred to the National Orthopedic Hospital, Igbobi, Lagos from UITH where I also went through several tests. Doctors recommended that I should be placed on brace for six months.

“I have been on the brace for over one year now and doctors said that the only solution to my problem is to undergo surgery which would be performed at the hospital and would cost N2 million.

“The doctor also said that the surgery should be performed before I clock 16 years of age.

“My parents have spent so much money on the various tests and treatment recommended by doctors in the various hospitals that I was referred to.

“They have tried and cannot raise N2 million. I’m now appealing to Nigerians to come to our aid.

“My mother is a petty trader and my father is a civil servant, there is no way they can raise the money,” Nike said.

According to Nike’s mother, her daughter could not go to school throughout last year because of the Scoliosis which was diagnosed early in 2019.

“She has been on brace for more than a year now and doctors at the National Orthopedic Hospital, Igbobi, said the only solution to her problem is to undergo surgery which would cost N2 million.

“We have spent all what we have on her treatment and we don’t have the means of raising money for the surgery.

“I am a petty trader while my husband, Mr Samuel Adewumi, is a civil servant with the Kwara State government.

“We are appealing to Nigerian philanthropists to come to the aid of our daughter by donating toward the surgery.

“She has been on brace for over one year now and the doctors advised that the surgery should be done before she clocks 16 years. She was born on Oct. 25, 2005.

“My account details are First Bank account number 3058717968 with the name Popoola Funke Christiana, while my phone number is 08036456607,” the elder Adewumi said.