Children’s Day: Oyo pupils, teachers still in captivity 12 days after abduction – CSO cries out 

As Nigeria marks this year’s Children’s Day, a civilian nine enactment known arsenic Child Protection Network has raised the alarm that pupils and teachers of Oyo State schools are inactive successful captivity 12 days aft their abduction by terrorists. 

In a connection by its coordinator, Olakunle Sanni, the radical called for the contiguous rescue of the kidnapped pupils and teachers. 

Recall that connected May 15, 2026, respective pupils and teachers were abducted from the Ahoro-Esinele and Yawota communities of the Oriire Local Government Area successful Oyo State. 

Another abduction took spot wrong the aforesaid clip successful a assemblage successful the Askira-Uba Local Government Area of Borno State. The abstracted incidents led to the abduction of implicit 40 pupils. 

One of the abductees, a teacher successful Oyo State identified arsenic Michael Oyedokun, was reportedly killed by the terrorists.

In a Children’s Day message, Sanni described the attacks arsenic a reflection of the increasing insecurity facing children and schools crossed Nigeria.

“We are profoundly alarmed by the caller abduction of schoolhouse children successful Oyo and Borno states, wherever guiltless pupils and teachers were reportedly kidnapped by equipped groups during attacks connected schools,” helium said.

“The attacks successful Oyo and Borno, reportedly involving dozens of children, including pupils aged 2 and three, fur...