Tinubu Deploys Rescue Squad, Approves 1,000 Forest Guards After Oyo Kidnapping
President Bola Tinubu has approved the deployment of a specialized rescue squad and the recruitment of at least 1,000 forest guards in Oyo State following the May 15, 2026 kidnapping of students and teachers from three schools in the Oriire Local Government Area. The announcement was made on Sunday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. The schools targeted were Community Grammar School, Baptist Nursery and Primary School, and L.A. Primary School. The abductions took place in the Esiele and Yawota communities, rural farming settlements in Oriire LGA where forest cover is dense and security presence has historically been thin. The Federal Government's response came in the form of a high-level delegation led by Chief of Staff Femi Gbajabiamila. Accompanying him were National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu, Inspector General of Police Kayode Egbetokun, Chief of Defence Staff Christopher Musa, and Special Adviser on Media Sunday Dare. That is not a routine visi...
