JUST IN: Bandits behead abducted Oyo teacher

One of the kidnapped teachers of Community High School, Ahoro-Esinele in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, Michael Oyedokun, has been were killed. Oyedokun was beheaded in a new video allegedly released by bandits on Sunday. The video obtained by on Telegram on Monday showed that the teacher was gruesomely were killed after being tied and forced to speak.

The viral inhumane video has raised fresh concerns over the safety of the remaining victims.

This latest development has thrown the community into mourning as residents, families of the victims and native continue to call on security agencies and the Oyo State Government to intensify rescue operations to secure the release of those still in captivity before being died. Confirming the killing of the teacher, Dr Suleimon Olanrewaju, the Special Adviser on Media to Governor Seyi Makinde, through an official release on Monday, showed the governor extended his condolences to the victim’s family and assured his government would explore both kinetic and non-kinetic approaches to rescue others in the kidnappers’. that about six suspects related to the kidnapping incident have been arrested.

He equally sympathised with the family members of the tactical team of soldiers, Amotekun Corps and local vigilantes, who lost their lives in the rescue operation. based on him, the operatives lost their lives when they ran into Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), planted by the abductors. He outlined that the wounded security personnel were responding positively to treatment and that the government would spare no cost in taking care of them. He appealed to the victims’ relatives, religious bodies and other interested parties to exercise patience, promising that the government will rescue and reunite the victims with their families.