Di body of slain teacher, Adesiyan Adegboye, wey die for di deadly attack and abduction of students and teachers for Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, don lay to rest. Adegboye, 49 years old, na one of di teachers wey dem kill for di attack. Dem lay am for state at Ayegun Baptist Church, Ogbomoso, before dem bury am for im residence for Owolake area of di town.
Di attack wey happen for A. Primary School, Esiele, last Friday, see teachers and students wey dem abduct, and e throw Ogbomoso, neighboring communities, and di whole state into panic. Many parents rush go schools to withdraw dia pikin, and some schools even close temporarily because of rumors say bandits don enter Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, but di school management later say na false.
As security worries dey grow, Oyo State Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology announce new safety measures for all public and private schools for di state. According to a circular wey T. Oyinloye sign, and wey dem address to Executive Chairmen of TESCOM and SUBEB, Permanent Secretaries, Tutor-Generals, Zonal Directors, Local Inspectors of Education, principals, and head teachers, all activities wey require students to leave school premises don suspend indefinitely. Di circular say di directive become necessary “in view of di recent security concerns.”
Di circular tok: “In view of di recent security concerns, di Ministry dey take steps to safeguard di lives of students and members of staff for all schools for Oyo State. All School Administrators are hereby directed to suspend all excursions, field trips, sports competitions, and any other activities wey require moving students outside school premises until further notice.” E add say prior approvals wey di Ministry give don override by dis directive. Di circular also say school administrators must keep students inside school premises during school hours and report any suspicious activity to Law Enforcement Agencies.
Meanwhile, Defence Headquarters (DHQ) say di dislodged members of Jama’atu Ahlis-Sunna Lidda’Awati Wal-Jihad (JAS), wey be di formal name of Boko Haram, na dem responsible for di recent coordinated attacks on three schools for Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. Micheal Onoja, di DHQ spokesperson, for statement on Thursday, say di JAS members wey carry out di mass abduction na di same people wey military operations don dislodge from oda parts.
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, for press briefing last Sunday, blame di attack on terrorists, saying di pressure on terror groups for north dey push dem southward. E announce say 39 pupils and seven teachers dem kidnap, and one teacher die. E also reveal say joint rescue operation team, including soldiers, police, and local vigilantes, run into explosives wey di terrorists plant, and some operatives wound. According to am, six suspects dem arrest for connection with di attack.
But di DHQ say di incident na isolated criminal act and no mean say any entrenched terrorist structure dey for South-west. Di military reaffirm dia commitment to constitutional governance and democratic institutions, and say troops dey actively deployed for affected areas to dismantle all criminal and terrorist networks.
JAS na di formal name of Boko Haram, but e no clear why di DHQ no just call di group Boko Haram wey many Nigerians fit relate with. For 2020, di group late leader, Abubakar Shekau, send Mallam Sadiku to Niger-Kaduna border to build operational bases. Sadiku Boko Haram faction later relocate to Kainji National Park, Niger, wey link to Old Oyo National Park through many routes and river for Oke-Ogun, where locals say di abducted students and teachers dem herd into di Oyo forest.
Di Sadiku Boko Haram faction don also dey responsible for abduction of over 300 students and staff of St. Mary’s Catholic School for Papiri, Niger State, for November 2025, and abduction of more than 150 women and children from Woro, Kwara State. Three jihadi groups — Sadiku-led Boko Haram, Ansaru, and Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) — now dey operate for Kainji corridor wey stretch across Niger and Kwara and link to large forest for Benin Republic.
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