Old Students Adum Comprehensive secondary school

THER’S FARMLAND...”
©️Opeyemi Ojerinde Akintunde
They were three. Kikiolaoluwa, Idiopemipo and Oluwasomidoba were the
three kids of Baba Jenriayegbe. The Trio were simply called Ola, Ope and
Oba.
Kikiolaoluwa( Ola) means “I have God’s Wealth in abundance ”
Idiopemipo ( Ope) means “I have a lot of Reasons to Praise God”
Oluwasomidoba ( Oba) “God has made me a King”
The trio were the children of Baba Jenriayegbe, who was a poverty-stricken
fellow. The trio didn’t enjoy any luxury while growing up, coupled with the
fact that their mother had died in their early years.
Fate decided to show how cruel life could be on one side of the world when
the only person who gave them hope died.
Their father died when Ola and Ope were 16 years old, while Oba was 18. Ola
and Ope were twin girls, while Oba was the eldest. Their non-Yoruba
speaking friends preferred to call them using the English interpretation of
their name. Ola was called WEALTH, Ope was called PRAISE, while Oba was
called KING.
The trio’s father didn’t leave a pin for the trio and the few things that they
had in their little room was sold to give him a decent burial in the family
compound.
However, if Baba Jenriayegbe failed in everything, He didn’t fail in raising
his children in the way and in the fear of God.
By the age of 15, the twin girls had finished the New Testament of the Bible
Twice, while Oba the eldest and only boy had read it 4 times by the age of 18.
Therefore, after Baba Jenriayegbe’s death, the trio found solace in God and
in a very short time, Help and Favour had sought them. This was ho