Tinubu Seeks Foreign Help To Rescue Kidnapped Oyo Students

The students were abducted on May 15  and have been in the custody of the kidnappers for weeks, despite the state and federal government’s assurance that they will be released.

The state government said, few days ago, that the kidnappers have been surrounded and trapped around the Old Oyo National Park even as pressure mounts seriously from not a few Nigerians, on the government to bring the students and their teachers back home.

Speaking on Thursday in Ibadan, the state capital President Tinubu said his government has engaged external collaboration to ensure that the abductees return safe to their families.

Represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF disclosed that the victims will return soon  “without harm or avoidable loss of life.”

The president however called for the cooperation of Nigerians, particularly traditional leaders in the country, in tacking insecurity saying the government cannot handle the problem alone, adding that  the citizens must all be vigilant and work with security agencies to end the prevailing security situation in the country.

Tinubu: “I must at this point reassure the good people of Oyo State and indeed the South-West that the Federal Government is seriously addressing the upswing in banditry, kidnapping and associated criminalities across the nation.“

“I wish to assure you that every realistic measure, including international collaboration, is being taken to ensure that the kidnapped victims in Oriire Local Government are safely brought home without harm or avoidable loss of life,” he said.