Residents said the gunmen arrived around 9am on motorcycles shortly after schools had commenced morning activities.
Terrorists on Friday invaded three schools in rhe Orire Local Government Area of Oyo State, killing an assistant headmaster, abducting teachers and pupils, and throwing several communities into panic in what residents described as one of the most coordinated attacks on schools in recent times.
The affected schools were Baptist Nursery and Primary School, Yawota; Community Grammar School, Esiele; and L.A. Primary School.
According to PUNCH, the attackers stormed the communities in broad daylight, moving from one school to another while shooting sporadically as terrified pupils and teachers fled into nearby bushes for safety.
Residents said the gunmen arrived around 9am on motorcycles shortly after schools had commenced morning activities.
