Speaking in an interview with journalists, the grieving widow said her hopes were shattered when she realised that her husband was not among the teachers and schoolchildren released by their captors on July 10, 2026.

The widow of Mr. John Olaleye, one of the teachers who reportedly died while in the custody of bandits following the abduction of teachers and schoolchildren from Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, has made an emotional appeal to Governor Seyi Makinde to help recover her husband's remains and provide support for the three children he left behind.

Speaking in an interview with journalists, the grieving widow said her hopes were shattered when she realised that her husband was not among the teachers and schoolchildren released by their captors on July 10, 2026.

According to her, the realisation that her husband would never return alive has left her family in deep sorrow.

"I was sad when I realised that my husband, John Olaleye, was not among those who were released on July 10, 2026. So it is a great pain and sorrow to me because my husband is not among them," she said.