Oyo School: We’ll Listen To Kidnappers’ Demands – Seyi Makinde

Seyi Makinde

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has declared that his government will not surrender to terror. This comes following the abduction of pupils and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of the state, and Nigerians have been reacting.

Confirming that the government is prepared to listen to the demands of the abductors to secure the safe release of the victims, Makinde described the security operations to rescue the victims as fluid and difficult.

He concluded by appealing to journalists and Nigerians to avoid sensationalising the tragic incident.

His words, “Now we are able to confirm conclusively that at the Community Secondary School, about seven students were abducted, while at the First Baptist Primary and Nursery School, 18 children were abducted and about seven teachers were also involved. And unfortunately, like I reported yesterday, one of them was killed.

The operation is still ongoing. Yes, it is still a very fluid and difficult situation that our troops on the ground are faced with.

This is not something sensational. It involves lives. So please, if you are not clear about anything, you can ask us and we will gladly volunteer the information.

We have set up an operational centre at the Police Headquarters here. So the Commissioner of Police in the state will be in a position to give you the required information.

At this stage, due to the complexity of the operation going on, we may not be able to volunteer too much information. But we will definitely call you if something significant comes up.

The surveillance aircraft have arrived in the country. As of today, they are at the Nigerian Air Force hangar in Lagos being reassembled.

The manufacturers from China arrived in the country about three days ago. They should have about two weeks roughly to finish their work. So I can say conclusively that those surveillance aircraft will be in operation before the end of June.”

WOW.