Overview
- Armed men on motorcycles raided multiple schools in Oriire, Oyo State, seizing at least 39 pupils and seven teachers in a coordinated assault.
- Targets included Baptist Nursery and Primary School in Yawota and Community Grammar School in Esiele, according to local reports.
- Governor Seyi Makinde said a kidnapped mathematics teacher was killed after a video emerged, and the remaining hostages are still missing.
- A joint operation by soldiers, police, and local vigilantes struck improvised explosive devices during the search, leaving several operatives wounded.
- Officials reported six arrests of alleged informants and suppliers, launched daily briefings, and coordinated with President Bola Tinubu’s team on rescue efforts.