FG VOWS TO SECURE RELEASE OF 47 KIDNAPPED OYO STUDENTS, TEACHERS

June 27, 2026

The Federal Government has disclosed that necessary measures, including international collaboration, are being deployed to ensure the safe release of the 47 kidnapped teachers and students of both public and private schools in Yawota and Ahoro Esienle communities in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State.


Tinubu, who spoke through the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, made this known at the commissioning of the remodelled 154-bed Premier Hotel in Ibadan on Thursday.


He reassured residents of Oyo State and the South-West region that the government is intensifying efforts to tackle insecurity across the country, including the recent rise in banditry, kidnapping, and related crimes.

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