Presidential delegation visits Oyo after 46 pupils and teachers are abducted

OGBOMOSO — A senior Federal Government delegation has arrived in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, after reports emerged that roughly 46 pupils and teachers were abducted from Baptist Nursery and Primary Schools in the Esiele and Yawota communities of Orire Local Government Area.

Former Minister of Youth and Sports Development Sunday Dare announced the development in a post on his X account on Sunday.

He said the delegation moved directly to the affected communities upon arrival in Ogbomoso to evaluate the situation and coordinate the federal response.

The delegation is headed by the President’s Chief of Staff, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, and includes National Security Adviser Mallam Nuhu Ribadu; Inspector‑General of Police Dr. Kayode Egbetokun; retired Defence Minister Gen. Christopher Musa; Minister of Power Joseph Tegbe; and Sunday Dare, who serves as Special Adviser on Public Communications.

Dare reported that President Bola Tinubu had already activated coordinated security measures to secure the release of the victims and to locate the abductors.

“A powerful Presidential Delegation just arrived in Ogbomoso en route to the villages of Esiele and Yawota where armed men simultaneously raided Baptist Nursery and Primary schools, seizing about 46 pupils and teachers,” he wrote.

He added that the Federal Government is working with security agencies to ensure the safe rescue of the abducted victims and the arrest of those responsible.

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