President Bola Tinubu has condemned the reported barbaric killing of one of the abducted teachers from the Esiele community in Ogbomoso, Oyo State. In a statement issued on Monday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the president expressed sadness over the killing and extended sympathy to Governor Seyi Makinde and the people of Oyo State.
Gunmen had attacked Baptist Nursery and Primary School in Yawota, Community Grammar School in Esiele, and LA Primary School in Ogbomoso on Friday, with the Oyo police command reporting two deaths and at least 45 schoolchildren, a principal and teachers kidnapped. Videos surfaced on Sunday showing the abducted principal and a teacher pleading with federal and state governments to secure their release.
President Tinubu assured that security operatives are working around the clock to rescue the victims and arrest the bandits, as well as their collaborators within the community. He commended the Inspector General of Police and the Commissioners of Police in Oyo and Kwara States for their quick intervention and the deployment of a tactical team and the Intelligence Response Team.Â
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The president said he expects a breakthrough soon, and that the bandits and all their local collaborators will be fished out and made to face the full wrath of the law. He also used the incident to renew his call for state police, stating that cases of kidnapping further make imperative the establishment of state police to man some of the underserved areas.
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