OFFICIALS of the Department of State Services,
DSS, in Edo State, yesterday, quizzed the mother of the 15-
year-old Daniel Oikhena, who emerged from the wheel
compartment of an Arik Air flight from Benin Airport to Lagos, last
Saturday.
Mrs Evelyn Oikhena, who confirmed her invitation to newsmen, said
she was shocked when her sister-in-law in Germany called her to
say that she read the incident on the internet.
Evelyn Oikhena and son, Daniel Oikhena
She said she was shocked that her son could embark on such a
life-threatening journey to where he had never been before.
Speaking in Benin City, yesterday, Mrs Oikhena said her son was at
home with his elder sister, Tonia, his two younger brothers and his
grand mother while the mother was away to visit her elder sister
who had put to bed.
She said: “So I was shocked when I came back Saturday morning,
and they told me that Daniel has disappeared and when I asked my
daughter she said she had a quarrel with him because the boy was
watching movies late into the night.
“I had even gone to report the matter at Evbuotubu police station
before my sister-in-law from Germany called me to say that the
story of my son was in the internet.
“One of Daniel’s younger brothers said he saw him remove his
school books from his bag. So I asked my neighbhours whether any
of them saw him and they told me that around 5 to 6 am, they
heard sounds that somebody was opening the gate but never
thought it was my son. He doesn’t go out. What I know is that he is
always watching movies in the house but he doesn’t have friends.
“I went to Oba Market police station, they referred me to
Evbuotubu police station. When I got there, they said they would
declare him missing after 24 hours and that I should come back the
next day. I went to inform my pastor and other members, my
friends and other relations.”
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