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It was gathered that the septuagenarian was confined to a room in his house after his children suspected that he was making plans to sell his property.
The man was rescued after his children allegedly detained him in a room for more than 12 months at his residence, No. 47 Maria Okor Street, Bucknor area of the Ejigbo Local Council Development Area of Lagos State.
According to report, it was collected that the septuagenarian was limited to a room in his residence after his children suspected that he was planning to sell his belongings.
To prevent the 77-yr-old from wearing out his plan, it turned into learnt that his youngsters allegedly told his maid to deprive visitors get admission to to him, but whilst questions have been being asked about Jaji’s whereabouts, the kids reportedly claimed that they were preserving him safe from contracting COVID-19.
PUNCH Metro collected that problem started out among Jaji and his own family when a maid, identified virtually as Adija, was employed to cater for him and his wife, Rashidat, at home.
A few months after Adija become hired, her services have been terminated via the kids, who suspected that she changed into having an illicit affair with their father.
A member of the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights, Abdulganiyu Salaudeen, who spoke to PUNCH Metro on Monday, said Jaji’s children and family contributors alleged that their father began acting bizarre after Adija changed into fired.
He said, “So, Alhaji Jaji become detained in his house from February 2020 until date. The circle of relatives hired a maid to cater for him and alongside the road, the children alleged that the maid become in love with their father. Based on the allegation, the children claimed that the maid had influenced their father towards them and that their father were saying that he wanted to promote his property before he dies.
“So, they assaulted the maid, disengaged her and also refused to pay her entire salary. That became the start of Mr Jaji’s problem; his kids accumulated all his telephones and locked him interior a room within the house. The man was limited to an inner room and whenever they desired to feed him, they would open the door and give him meals.
“I have known as two of his youngsters to verify the scenario and their excuse turned into that their father stated he become now not the only who gave sired them; so, instead of permitting him to sell his belongings, they favored to fasten him till he regained his sense as they claimed he become below a spell.”
When contacted, one of Jaji’s children, Titi, stated, “We stated we don’t need her (Adija’s) offerings once more and I don’t understand why she is making fake accusations to exceptional human beings that we locked up our father. Why can we do any such component to our father and why is Adija particular approximately our father? Our mum is likewise staying in the identical residence.”
When our correspondent demanded to talk with Jaji, Titi stated, “There isn't any need, you'll talk with the top of the family.”
Titi related PUNCH Metro with the head of the own family, Aliameen Onashokun, who said Jaji’s smartphone became seized to prevent him from contacting Adija.
He said, “It became whilst we employed Adija that the entirety scattered. He (Jaji) was no longer locked up at home; his spouse, Rashidat, and a residence help also are at home. Adija became asked to go, because she changed into having an affair with Jaji and cast a spell on him.
“Jaji has disowned his kids and wife because of Adija and changed into saying that he might deliver his house to her. All the circle of relatives participants agreed that his cellphone have to be seized to prevent him from contacting Adija.”
In a bid to ascertain Jaji’s genuine country, PUNCH Metro related Salaudeen with the police, who took them to the house, but once they got there on Tuesday, the doorway door of the residence was found locked.
When efforts to get a person within the residence to open the door proved abortive, Salaudeen stated, “The police employed the offerings of a welder, who broke down the door, and when we entered, we met Alhaji Jaji in the room, his spouse turned into additionally there along a maid.”
Footage made to be had to PUNCH Metro confirmed Jaji pronouncing, “I want my freedom, however I need an undertaking that my children will no longer step into this house till I am lifeless. They should additionally take their mom to their location.”
When contacted, the kingdom Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, stated, “When we mobilised our men to the residence, we determined that the children locked their parents indoors for approximately a year and findings so far indicated that the kids alleged that their father wanted to promote his assets and that was why they locked him up.
“I don’t recognize the rationale at the back of locking their father up for wanting to sell his assets. But the Divisional Police Officer is working with the Chairman of the neighborhood authorities council to take the man and his wife to medical institution for treatment. Also, we will get throughout to the children and maintain our research from there.”
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