Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has assured residents that his administration is making every effort to secure the release of schoolchildren and teachers abducted by terrorists from three schools in Oriire Local Government Area of the state.
Makinde gave the assurance in a brief Eid-el-Kabir and Children’s Day message shared on his social media page on Wednesday morning, noting that security agencies are actively working to restore safety across affected communities.
“As we mark this year’s Eid and Children’s Day, our thoughts are with every family awaiting the return of their loved ones, and with security agencies working to keep our communities safe.
We are working to ensure the safe return of those who were kidnapped in Oriire LGA. May this holy season fill our State with peace,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Adebo Ogundoyin, also called on Muslims to use the Eid-el-Kabir period to pray for the safe return of the abducted victims.
Ogundoyin described the incident as “painful and deeply concerning” in a statement released through his Special Assistant on Media, Oyetunji Oyekunle, in Ibadan.
