In response to the kidnapping of 46 pupils and teachers from two schools in Oyo State, a high-level presidential team has been dispatched to the affected communities. The delegation is en route to Esiele and Yawota villages, located in Orire and Ogbomosho local government areas, where armed men simultaneously attacked Baptist Nursery and Primary Schools.
The team is led by Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to the President; Nuhu Ribadu, National Security Adviser; and Tunde Disu, Inspector General of Police. Other members include Defence Minister General Christopher Musa, Power Minister Joseph Tegbe, and Sunday Dare, Special Adviser on Public Communications.
Sunday Dare announced the development in a post on X on Sunday, stating that the delegation had just arrived in Ogbomoso and was heading to the villages. He noted that President Bola Tinubu has initiated a series of coordinated efforts to secure the release of the victims and apprehend the kidnappers.