Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga has called on Nigerians to play a more active role in supporting security agencies, saying recent developments in Oyo State have once again demonstrated the importance of community vigilance in the fight against crime. Reacting to the rescue of Mrs. Busayo John-Paul, the younger sister...
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Nigeria Police Force has announced the successful rescue of Mrs. Olaide Busayo Adegoke John-Paul and her 12-year-old twin sons, Peter and Paul, who were abducted on June 3, 2026, in Ibadan, Oyo State. The Force spokesman, DCP Anthony Placid, announced this in a statement issued on Sunday in...
Oyo State Police Command has recorded another significant breakthrough in its ongoing efforts to combat cultism and other violent crimes across the State with the arrest of two confessed members of a secret cult group. Command spokesman, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen on...
2027 Presidential candidate of Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has expressed deep concern over the recurring incidents of school abductions across Nigeria, warning that the country risks becoming desensitised to insecurity if citizens fail to demand accountability from leaders. In a post shared on his X handle on...
Oyo State Police Command has debunked the viral messages currently circulating across various social media platforms alleging that the pupils and teachers abducted from Ahoro Esiele and Yawota Communities in Orire Local Government Area of Oyo State have been released by their abductors. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka,...
Oyo State Police Command has commenced an intensive investigation into the attack on the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Passport Office in Ogbomoso, where armed assailants reportedly assaulted officers on duty and made away with a service rifle, ammunition and other valuables. According to the Command, the incident occurred on...
Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has expressed deep concern over the condition of recently abducted schoolchildren, describing images of their battered bodies as a disturbing reflection of the worsening security situation in the country. In a statement on Wednesday, Obi said he was shocked and heartbroken by...
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted the younger sister of former Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, along with her 12-year-old twin sons in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The victims, identified as Mrs. Olaide Busayo Adegoke John-Paul and her children, Peter and Paul, were reportedly seized by...
Senate on Tuesday strongly condemned the abduction of schoolchildren and teachers in Oyo State, describing the incident as a disturbing attack on the nation’s conscience and a threat to the future of education in Nigeria. Speaking at the resumption of plenary, President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, said the...
The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government and security agencies to intensify efforts to secure the safe return of pupils and teachers abducted from schools in Oyo State. The appeal followed a motion presented on the floor of the House on Tuesday by Hon. Olamijuwonlo Alao-Akala,...
Six members of the House of Representatives from Oyo State have formally left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), a move widely seen as aligning with Governor Seyi Makinde’s recent political shift. The defections were announced on the floor of the House during plenary...
The Network Against Corruption and Trafficking (NACAT) has condemned the continued captivity of pupils, students and teachers abducted from schools in Oyo State, describing the situation as evidence of a worsening security crisis and demanding their immediate release. In a statement issued by its Operations Manager, Stanley Ugagbe, the...
Civil society organisations on Monday took to the streets of Ibadan, Oyo State, to protest the abduction of pupils and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area, demanding urgent action from authorities. The demonstrators marched through major parts of the state capital carrying placards with messages such as, “Every Life...
Human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has criticised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s handling of the country’s security challenges, alleging that government interventions have failed to curb the growing wave of violence and abductions across Nigeria. In a post shared on his X account, Sowore expressed frustration...
A high-powered Federal Government delegation on Sunday, May 31, 2026, visited Esiele and Yawota communities in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State following the abduction of pupils and teachers from Community Grammar School, Baptist Nursery and Primary School, and L.A. Primary School on May 15, 2026. The delegation conveyed...
Ribadu, Gbajabiamila lead presidential security delegation to Oyo over abduction of pupils, teachers
Ribadu, Gbajabiamila lead presidential security delegation to Oyo over abduction of pupils, teachers
A powerful Presidential security delegation has arrived in Ogbomoso, Ogbomoso, in response to the abduction of pupils and teachers from Baptist Nursery and Primary Schools in Esiele and Yawota communities of Orire Local Government Area. The delegation is proceeding to the affected rural communities following the coordinated attack in...
Teachers and civil society activists on Friday marched through Ibadan, Oyo State, demanding urgent action to secure the release of teachers and schoolchildren abducted in Oriire Local Government Area. The demonstration, organised by the Oyo State Teachers Action Group and the Nigeria Teachers Congress (NTC), followed the kidnapping of...
The Northern Ethnic Youth Group Assembly (NEYGA), has chided Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi, presidential candidates of All Democratic Congress (ADC) and National Democratic Congress (NDC), for what they described as their “politicization” of Nigeria’s security challenges. The group tasked both presidential candidates to learn from politicians in the...
Federal Ministry of Education has condemned the abduction of students in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State and Askira/Uba Local Government Area of Borno State, describing the incidents as tragic and unacceptable. Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa,, stated that attacks on schools and students are attacks on Nigeria’s...
As the 2026 Eid-el-Kabir celebration draws near, Muslims in Ibadan have voiced growing concern over the exorbitant prices of rams, a key sacrificial animal for the festival. Both buyers and sellers interviewed by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday described the situation as deeply worrisome. Buyers lament...