The emotional reunion was revealed on Instagram by actress and Talk To B show host, Biola Bayo, who played a significant role in bringing the situation to public attention.
“Victory at last! Adeola is finally back home,” Biola Bayo wrote. “I just want to say thank you to everyone who helped. I couldn’t have done this without your support. Thank you, Nigerians. Special thanks to Honorable Abike Dabiri, Miss Yakubu Oyiza Hope, and my dear brother, Adeniyi Johnson.”
The news was also confirmed by Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairperson of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), who disclosed that Adeola had been trafficked to Mali.
“Breaking! Adeola, daughter of popular actress Jumoke George, who cried out that she had not heard from her daughter in four years, is back home from Mali, where she was trafficked,” Dabiri-Erewa announced on Monday.
Jumoke George had previously openedup in an emotional interview on the Talk To B show about her struggles, including homelessness, illness, and the pain of her missing child. She revealed that she had been living in a church for six years and had been hiding her suffering out of fear of public ridicule.
“My first child, Adeola, has been missing. I’ve been looking for her for the past four years,” she said in tears. “Any small money I made from work was spent searching for her. She was living with my mother in Ibadan and just vanished one day after saying she was heading to Lagos.”
According to Jumoke, Adeola later reached out, asking for forgiveness and explaining that she had left Nigeria with friends in search of better opportunities, but instead fell into human trafficking.
Abike Dabiri commended both Biola Bayo and actor Niyi Johnson for their efforts in reuniting mother and daughter. “Just received her, with Biola Adebayo, who broke the story, and Niyi Johnson. Details later!” she added.
