Oyo Governor Makinde Addresses Student Abduction Crisis

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde criticized the tendency to share blame among different tiers of government following the abduction of 47 students and a teacher from three schools in Oriire Local Government Area. Speaking on Tuesday during a protest at the state secretariat in Ibadan, which involved members of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC), Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), and the National Association of Nigerian Students (NAN), Makinde described the abductors as inhumane.

He urged teachers, workers, and residents to maintain confidence in the government's security agencies, assuring that operations to rescue the victims were ongoing. Makinde invited stakeholders to contribute ideas for strengthening the state's long-term security framework.

Kayod Martin, Oyo State Chairman of the NLC, warned that insecurity had become a nationwide threat, while Fatai Hassan of the NUT called for intensified security efforts around educational institutions. Babatunde Akintey, representing NAN, mobilized solidarity for the victims and emphasized the need for collective action against terrorism.