President Tinubu dispatches IGP, NSA Ribadu, others to Oyo communities after abduction of 46 pupils, teachers
President Tinubu dispatches IGP, NSA Ribadu, others to Oyo communities after abduction of 46 pupils, teachers
The Presidency has sent a high-powered delegation to Oyo State following the reported abduction of 46 pupils and teachers from schools in Esiele and Yawota communities located in Orire and Ogbomosho Local Government Areas.
The delegation, headed by the President’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, includes the National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, and Inspector-General of Police, Tunde Disu.
Also on the team are the Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa; Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe; and the Special Adviser to the President on Public Communications, Sunday Dare.
Dare disclosed the development in a post on X on Sunday, revealing that the officials had arrived in Ogbomosho and were proceeding to the affected communities.
“A powerful Presidential Delegation just arrived Ogbomoso enroute to the villages of Esiele and Yawota where armed men simultaneously raided Baptist Nursery and Primary schools seizing about 46 pupils and teachers.
“The area falls within the Orire local government, Ogbomosho axis of Oyo State.
“President Tinubu since set in motion series of coordinated efforts to free the victims and arrest the kidnappers.”
The visit comes amid growing concern over the safety of schoolchildren and teachers following the coordinated attacks on the two schools.
