Ogbomoso Teachers Take To Streets To Protest Abduction Of Schoolchildren, Colleagues By Gunmen In Oyo State

Many of them carried placards and chanted solidarity songs while demanding urgent government intervention and the immediate release of the abducted teachers and pupils.

Teachers in Ogbomoso, Oyo State have taken to the streets in a wave of protest over the abduction of schoolchildren and teachers in parts of the state, escalating public pressure on authorities to respond decisively to worsening insecurity in schools.

The protesting teachers expressed anger, fear and frustration over repeated attacks on educational institutions, insisting that classrooms have become unsafe for both pupils and staff.

Many of them carried placards and chanted solidarity songs while demanding urgent government intervention and the immediate release of the abducted teachers and pupils.

In a video seen by SaharaReporters, the protesters could be heard calling for immediate action from security agencies and government authorities. One of the placards carried during the demonstration read, “Government take action,” capturing the mood of urgency and distress among the educators.