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Tinubu Condemns Teacher Killing, Orders Rescue After School Abductions

5/18/2026

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Tinubu Condemns Killing

President Bola Tinubu condemned the killing of an abducted teacher in Oyo State and pledged rescue efforts.
Bandits invaded Esiele community in Oriire Local Government Area, abducting staff and pupils from Community Grammar School, Baptist Nursery and Primary School, and L.A. Primary School.
Tinubu praised the Inspector-General of Police and Oyo and Kwara commissioners for deploying a tech-driven tactical response team and urged fast-tracking a state police law.

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Police Capture Bandits

Gunmen on motorcycles attacked three schools in Ahoro-Esinle on May 15, abducting pupils and teachers.
The attackers, calling themselves MetroBandits, posted a video of mathematics teacher Michael Oyedokun’s killing on May 17.
Police arrested six suspects, including alleged informants and logistics providers.
Rescue teams encountered improvised explosive devices, wounding soldiers, police and Amotekun personnel.
Governor Makinde announced daily press briefings, noting that the raid follows a failed Ibadan-Ijebu Road kidnapping weeks earlier.

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Lawal Kills Kidnappers

Deputy Governor Bayo Lawal said security operatives—including soldiers, DSS agents, police, NSCDC officials and local hunters—are combing the forest and have killed kidnappers.
Commissioner for Information Dotun Oyelade announced the abductors are confined in a sector of Old Oyo National Park with all escape routes sealed.
Police began forensic analysis of the video to verify its authenticity.
Authorities warned citizens not to share unverified material that could fuel tension.

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Adeniran Orders Closures

Dr. Nureni Adeniran confirmed a teacher death and pupil abductions at LA School and Community Grammar School in Ahoro-Esinle, Oriire LGA.
He ordered primary schools in Surulere, Oyo East, Oriire and Olorunsogo to close.
The board urged calm, asked residents not to share unverified information, and said police commissioner Abimbola Olugbenga was en route.
Gunmen fled in principal Mrs. Rachael Alamu’s vehicle and vanished into the forest reserve.

History

Historical Context

On 14 April 2014 Boko Haram seized 276 girls from Chibok’s Government Girls Secondary School, sparking the #BringBackOurGirls movement and prompting President Goodluck Jonathan to seek international help. The group’s opposition to western education continued with the 110-girl Dapchi raid in February 2018, illustrating a persistent pattern of school kidnappings that still shapes Nigeria’s security policies.

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Tinubu Condemns Killing

President Bola Tinubu condemned the killing of an abducted teacher in Oyo State and pledged rescue efforts.
Bandits invaded Esiele community in Oriire Local Government Area, abducting staff and pupils from Community Grammar School, Baptist Nursery and Primary School, and L.A. Primary School.
Tinubu praised the Inspector-General of Police and Oyo and Kwara commissioners for deploying a tech-driven tactical response team and urged fast-tracking a state police law.

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