The abduction of dozens of pupils and teachers from schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State has sparked widespread outrage across the country, prompting condemnation from the Senate, coordinated nationwide protests by teachers, and renewed calls by lawmakers for comprehensive reforms to Nigeria’s security architecture.
The protest took place in the Federal Capital Territory, Edo, Rivers, Cross River, Benue, Adamawa, Taraba, Anambra, A’Ibom, Abia, Osun, Lagos, Niger and several other states.
The nationwide reaction comes as the Senate resumed plenary on Tuesday after the Sallah recess and observed a one-minute silence in honour of two teachers and a pupil killed in connection with the attack.
Senate President Godswill Akpabio and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas. CREDIT: National Assembly/X
The incident, which occurred on May 15, saw armed men storm three schools in Ahoro-Esinle and Yawota communities of Oriire Local Government Area, abducting pupils and teachers and plunging families into weeks of anguish.
