The Nigerian Union of Teachers, Kwara State Wing, on Tuesday joined the nationwide solidarity rally organised by the National union to protest the abduction and continued captivity of teachers and students kidnapped from schools in Oyo State, declaring that no school in Nigeria can be considered safe amid rising insecurity across the country.
The rally, which took place in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, was held in solidarity with the victims of the May 15, 2026 attack in Ahoro-Esinele and Yawota communities of Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, where armed men invaded three schools and abducted 46 persons, including 39 students and seven teachers.
The incident drew national outrage after a video surfaced showing the beheading of a mathematics teacher, Michael Oyedokun, while another teacher was reportedly killed during the initial attack.
During the solidarity rally, members of the union marched through parts of Ilorin carrying placards with various inscriptions expressing concern over the rising attacks on educational institutions and support for the abducted teachers and students.
Some of the placards read, “From Chibok to Oriire: Our children are still crying,” “We say no to attacks on schools,” “A nation that cannot protect its schools has no future,” and “Stop the killing and maiming of teachers in Nigeria.”
