APC Blasts Makinde Over School Attack, Demands Rescue Of Abducted Pupils
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State has blasted Governor Seyi Makinde over the Friday attack on schools and communities in Oriire Local Government Area, demanding the urgent rescue of abducted pupils and a headteacher.
In a statement issued on Saturday in Ibadan by the party’s Publicity Secretary, Olawale Sadare, the APC expressed sympathy with the families of the two persons killed in the attack and demanded urgent efforts from government and security agencies to rescue the abducted schoolchildren and Mrs Folawe Alamu.
OSUN DEFENDER reports that armed men on motorcycles stormed Yawota and Ahoro Esinele communities at about 9 am on Friday, killing two residents and abducting an unspecified number of pupils alongside a headteacher identified as Mrs Alamu.
Sadare blamed the recurring attacks on what he described as government failure, alleging that several local government areas in the state, including Oriire, Ibarapa North, Oluyole, Itesiwaju and Ido, have continued to suffer similar assaults without adequate response.
He also criticised Governor Makinde, accusing him of negligence and claiming that he was engaged in a street campaign activity in Ibadan at the time of the attack, alongside security personnel and members of the Amotekun Corps who, according to him, should have been deployed to vulnerable areas.
The APC spokesperson further questioned the effectiveness of the state’s security measures, including the use of surveillance aircraft and monthly security votes, urging the governor to account for their impact in tackling insecurity.
He added that the people of Oyo State deserve stronger leadership on security matters, insisting that governance must be taken more seriously ahead of the 2027 elections.
Sadare said, “The Friday lethal attacks on the people of Oriire Local Government Area of the state have further exposed the ineptitude of the concerned authorities, especially the administration of Governor Makinde.
“For quite some time, some local government areas in the state have witnessed violent attacks in the hands of gunmen and bandits who always killed, maimed and abducted hapless citizens, particularly in Oriire, Ibarapa North, Oluyole, Itesiwaju, Ido and some other local government areas whenever they struck.
“The saddening part of the whole thing is that Governor Makinde, who is the Chief Security Officer of the state, was busy gallivanting on the streets of Ibadan – the state capital at the time of the Friday attacks in the name of Street Credibility for the purpose of selfish politicking.
“On the entourage of Governor Makinde were security agents and Amotekun Corps who were supposed to have been deployed to the nooks and crannies of the state to do their normal work.
“At this juncture, the good people of the state must rise up to ask questions; where are the security surveillance aircraft for which the governor removed billions of naira from the state treasury to purchase last year? Where are the impacts of the security votes which the governor receives every month from the Federal Government? Why does Makinde find it extremely difficult to work with relevant stakeholders to address insecurity in the state?
“It is time Governor Makinde was told that he should get serious with the business of governing the state, as he has to disembark from the high horse of deceit as his luck in the field of politics terminates on May 29, 2027.”
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