No release yet of abducted Oyo pupils, teachers — Makinde’s aide

Key Takeaways

• Responding to an inquiry by on Thursday over the true situation following the viral posts, the security adviser to Governor Seyi Makinde said there had been no release of the abduc Abayomi Fagbenro, the special adviser on security to the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has described as untrue viral social media posts claiming that victims abducted during last Friday’s attack on three schools in the Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State had been released.
• The attack on three schools in the Ahoro-Esinle/Yawota axis of Ogbomoso in Oriire Local Government Area led to the killing of no fewer than two persons and the abduction of about 30 teachers and students.Reports claiming the release of the abducted teachers and students have gone viral since Wednesday night.
• While some posts affirmed that the victims had been released, others described the reports as fake.Some also expressed doubts about the claims, noting that no mainstream media organisation had reported the development.