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Makinde Seeks UN Probe into Oriire School Abduction

Daily Dispatch July 13, 2026

…Vows Stronger Security Measures Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has called on the United Nations (UN) and international human rights organisations to investigate the abduction of schoolchildren and teachers from Ahoro-Esinle and Yawota communities in Oriire Local Government Area,

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Makinde Confirms Rescue of 39 Oriire Pupils, Five Teachers

Daily Dispatch July 11, 2026

…Mourns Fallen Security Personnel Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has confirmed the successful rescue of all 39 pupils abducted in Oriire Local Government Area, alongside five of the seven teachers kidnapped with them, while mourning security personnel who lost their lives during the operation. Speaking on Saturday after visiting the rescued victims in hospital,

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Makinde Faces Criticism Over Absence as Oriire Kidnap Victims Regain Freedom

Daily Dispatch July 11, 2026

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has come under criticism on social media following reports that he was in Bauchi State when the abducted pupils and teachers from Oriire regained their freedom after spending 54 days in captivity. A commentator, reacting to the development, described the governor’s absence at the time of the rescue as “ironic,” […]

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Questions as Oriire Kidnap Victims Clock 40 Days plus in Bandits’ Den

Daily Dispatch June 28, 2026

By Taiwo Adisa, PhD (Published by the Sunday Tribune, June 28, 2026) The Defence Headquarters in Abuja was quick to announce that there were no terrorist cells in the South-West following the May 15 kidnap incident in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. I contested that claim, even though, as an ordinary citizen, I […]

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Insecurity as Nigeria’s ride on tiger’s Back

Daily Dispatch June 14, 2026

By Taiwo Adisa,PhD (Published by the Sunday Tribune, June 14, 2026) One early morning in 1997, I was deployed to interview Lagos lawyer and human rights activist Chief Gani Fawehinmi, SAN. As usual, the chief was ready for the interview, but I noticed he was not in his usual jovial mood that morning. I was […]

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Kidnapping And A Nation On The Edge

Daily Dispatch June 7, 2026

By Kazeem Akintunde It’s been over three weeks since seven teachers and 39 pupils were kidnapped during coordinated attacks at Baptist Nursery and Primary School, Yawota, Community High School, Ahoro-Esienle, and LA Primary School in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, on Friday, May 15, 2026. Michael Oyedokun, a Mathematics teacher was brutally murdered […]