Oyo school attack: Senate, Yoruba leaders demand action as distress videos emerge

Two videos of victims of abduction in Community High School, Ahoro-Esinele, and Baptist Nursery and Primary School, Ogbomoso Yawota area in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, pleading with the federal and state governments to come to their rescue, went viral on social media on Sunday, sparking outrage as the Senate and Yoruba leaders demanded urgent action from the government to secure their release. The by Monday morning. The delegation included the Commissioner for Education, Segun Olayiwola; the Commissioner for Information, Oyelade; Chairman of the Oyo State Project Performance Monitoring Agency, Muftau Open Salawu, and Special Adviser on Security Matters, Sunday Odukoya, among others. Osun reinforces security Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has ordered immediate revitalisation of the Safe School Initiative by the Ministry of Education and other relevant government and security agencies.

He also showed his administration would improve the security of schools, especially in rural areas in the state. The order came in the wake of recent school kidnappings in Oyo state. The governor showed the directive was a precautionary step to forestall possible spillover of the Oyo incident.

A statement by the spokesperson to the governor, Olawale Rasheed, obtained in Osogbo on Sunday, showed Adeleke additionally directed an immediate beef-up of intelligence gathering, especially around schools located in border areas and remote sections of the state. “The Amotekun Security Service was specifically instructed to strengthen its partnership with various non-governmental peace organisations currently providing security services in many schools across the state,”.

He assured parents and school authorities of the safety and protection of their wards and also directed his special adviser on security matters to follow up on the new plan with service commanders across the security agencies. “We are resolved to secure our pupils across our school system. Necessary steps are ongoing to improve the security of schools, especially in rural areas. The existing safe school plan will be strengthened.