Attention should now be shifted to Borno – Ndume reacts to rescued Oyo schoolchildren, teachers

Borno South Senator, Ali Ndume, has reacted to the rescue of schoolchildren and teachers who were abducted from Oyo state.

Featuring in an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday, Ndume said attention should now be shifted to Borno and his constituency in particular.

DAILY POST reports that the schoolchildren and teachers were rescued on Tuesday after over 50 days in captivity.

Recall that they were whisked away on May 15, 2026, and nfortunately, one of the teachers was later beheaded shortly after the attack, heightening fears for the remaining hostages.

Reacting, the lawmaker said, “I want to use this opportunity to appeal to the military to shift their attention now to my senatorial district and help us get these people back.

“Our people, our children in my senatorial district are under captivity. 42 of them. We have over 30 people from Lassa that were captured recently.

“We still have a leftover of over 50 people in another place. They released some out of the 400 and we still have some people in captivity that were kidnapped.”