…his call for a United Nations (UN)-backed investigation into the abduction of pupils and teachers. While delivering a statewide broadcast on Monday, July 13, Governor Makinde urged the UN and other international accountability bodies to investigate the circumstances surrounding the Ogbomoso abduction and rescue of the…

…to launch an independent investigation into the abduction of the Oyo schoolchildren and teachers. Makinde, who spoke after the military handed over the rescued victims to him, said the incident raises questions that require independent scrutiny beyond Nigeria's domestic institutions. Subsequently, Joe Igbokwe took to F…

Please help bring his body home - Family of abducted Oyo teacher m#rdered in captivity pleads with FG The family of Michael Oyedokun, one of the two teachers k!lled during the abduction of pupils and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to direct security agencies…

…human rights and accountability bodies to investigate the abduction of pupils and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area, insisting that Nigerians deserve a full and transparent account of what transpired before and after the victims were rescued In a statewide broadcast following the rescue and reunion of the abduct…

…in commending our gallant security agencies for the successful rescue of the pupils and teachers of Oriire School allegedly abducted by a Boko Haram cell that migrated from the North-East and established itself within the old Oyo National Park forest. May the soul of Michael Oyedokun, the mathematics teacher who was br…

…over his call for a United Nations-led investigation into the abduction of pupils and teachers in the state, describing the demand as unnecessary and politically motivated. Makinde, while formally assuming responsibility for the welfare, rehabilitation and education of the 45 teachers and pupils rescued after spending…

The principal of the secondary school abducted alongside teachers and pupils in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, Mrs Rachael Alamu, has recounted the harrowing 56-day ordeal in captivity, revealing that children were beaten into silence, male teachers were chained and blindfolded, while the victims were repea…

Military hand over rescued teachers and pupils to Oyo State Government The General Officer Commanding (GOC), 2 Division, Nigerian Army Headquarters, Major General Chinedu Nnebeufe, this afternoon led the rescued teachers and pupils to the Oyo State Secretariat and officially handed them over to Governor Seyi Makinde. T…

Female teacher admits to having s£x with boy, 16, as she splits from husband who first exposed her misconduct. A teacher has admitted to having a s£xual relationship with a 16-year-old student under a plea agreement that will reduce her prison sentence. According to The New York Post, Mackenzie Naught, 25, had faced fi…

…Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, on Monday, congratulated the schoolchildren and their teachers who were rescued unharmed in the Oriire Local Government Area of the state, describing their release as a significant relief following months of anxiety and grief. LAUTECH, in a statement issued by the University’s Registrar…

…the 28-year-old Nigerian Army officer who died during an operation to rescue abducted teachers and pupils in Oyo State, says it is struggling to come to terms with the loss. Lt. Isaac was killed on July 10, 2026, while leading troops in the operation that secured the freedom of teachers and pupils abducted from three s…

…to the Oyo State Government to immortalise the late Michael Oyedokun, one of the teachers killed during the abduction of pupils and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area, by naming a secondary school after him. Adetona made the appeal in a Sunday statement following renewed calls by the late Mathematics teacher fami…

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…media after sharing an unforgettable childhood experience in which her primary school teacher called her parents over her unusual attempt to help struggling classmates improve their mathematics. The woman explained that the incident happened after her class received the results of a mathematics test. According to her,…

The Nigerian Army has identified the 28-year-old lieutenant killed during the operation that rescued abducted schoolchildren and teachers in Oyo state.

Rescued pupils and teachers abducted from schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State may reunite with their families today (Monday) following their anticipated formal handover by the military to the Oyo State Government after 48 hours of medical observation. The victims, who regained their freedom on Friday a…

…operation that culminated in the successful rescue of schoolchildren and teachers abducted from Ahoro-Esinle, Yawota and Alawusa communities in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, with security sources disclosing that the arrest of family members of the kidnappers proved to be a decisive turning point. Read Also…

Nigerian soldier who d!ed during rescue of abducted Oyo students and teacher laid to rest The remains of Felix Ademe Isaac, a 28-year-old Lieutenant of the Nigerian Army, who was k!lled during the operation to rescue the teachers and pupils abducted from Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, have been laid to rest…

…Governor Seyi Makinde, and security agencies over the successful rescue of the pupils, teachers, and other victims abducted in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo […] The post Catholic bishop, Aare Musulumi of Yorubaland hail safe return of Oriire victims appeared first on Tribune Online.

The rescue of 44 pupils and teachers abducted in Oyo State after 56 days in captivity has sparked fresh pressure on President Bola Tinubu and security agencies to launch similar operations to free hundreds of other schoolchildren, women and other Nigerians still being held by terrorists across the country. Families of…

…lost his life during the operation that successfully rescued 44 abducted pupils and teachers from the Old Oyo National Park. According to reports, the 28-year-old Nigerian Army officer paid the ultimate sacrifice while participating in the coordinated rescue mission. He was laid to rest the same day in accordance with…

…Bola Tinubu spared no effort in making sure that the kidnapped school children and their teachers in Oyo State regained freedom. Igboho said the government under Tinubu is determined to deal with all forms of criminalities in Nigeria. The students and staff from Community Grammar School, Ahoro-Esinele, LA Primary Schoo…

… lauds Tinubu,security operatives on release of kidnapped pupils, teachers in Oriire LGA Oyo state Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, the Olubadan of Ibadanland has urged government to secure communities sharing border with the National Park. The monarch while reacting to the release of the pupils and teachers kidnapped in Y…

…against criminal elements following the successful rescue of abducted pupils and teachers in Oyo State. The governor made the appeal while congratulating President Bola Tinubu and Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde on the successful operation that secured the freedom of the victims, describing their unconditional release…

GistReel The family of Michael Olugbade Oyedokun, the teacher who was killed during the abduction of pupils and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, has appealed to the Federal Government and security agencies to help recover his body. In a heartfelt statement, the family expressed gratitude for the s…