Invite Igboho for questioning over Oyo school abduction, Atiku’s aide tells DSS

Paul Ibe, media adviser to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has called on Nigeria's Department of State Services and other security agencies to question Yoruba nation campaigner Sunday Igboho. Ibe wants Igboho to reveal the identities of politicians he alleges are sponsoring kidnappers responsible for the recent abduction of students and teachers in Oyo State.

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Since Sunday Ighoho claims to know those behind the abduction of students and teachers in Oriire, Oyo State, I think that the State Security Service and other security agencies knew to invite him to release those names to them.

Ibe's appeal follows Igboho's claims during a meeting with the National Association of Nigerian Students. The activist stated he possessed information about politicians backing the criminal networks operating in parts of the South-West. This assertion comes amid heightened concerns over insecurity and the spread of kidnapping into areas previously considered safer.

"Since Sunday Ighoho claims to know those behind the abduction of students and teachers in Oriire, Oyo State, I think that the State Security Service and other security agencies knew to invite him to release those names to them," Ibe stated on X, emphasizing that "every option should be on the table to fast-track the safe release of the school children and teachers."

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Every option should be on the table to fast-track the safe release of the school children and teachers.

Ibe also criticized what he described as the Federal Government's "muted response" to the reported abduction of over 50 schoolchildren in Mussa, Borno State, on May 15. He questioned why President Tinubu's administration appeared to react differently to the Borno incident compared to the one in Oyo, asking if the Borno children were not Nigerians and when vulnerable states like Borno would receive similar attention, including the deployment of forest guards.

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By the way, who knows those behind the abduction of over 50 school children in Mussa, Borno State on May 15, 2026? Why is Tinubu and his government mute over the Borno abduction? Are those school children not Nigerians?