On Friday, May 15, armed men stormed Esiele community in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State and abducted staff, students, and pupils from Community Grammar School, Baptist Nursery and Primary School, and L.A. Primary School.
By the weekend, one of the kidnapped teachers had been killed, not just killed, but beheaded on camera.
On Monday, the Presidency issued a statement in which President Bola Tinubu sympathised with the people of Oyo State and Governor Seyi Makinde.
He also gave a promise Nigerians have become familiar with since such killings became a recurring feature in the news, “The bandits and all their local collaborators will be fished out and made to face the full wrath of the law.”
Strong, stern words. But that is hardly the first time such assurances have been made.
