Ogbomoso Youths Declare Total Shutdown Over Delay In Rescue Of Abducted Teachers School Pupils

June 5, 2026

Some of the youths were seen carrying placards, while others rode motorcycles through major streets making public announcements and mobilising residents for the protest.

Youths in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, have declared a total shutdown of commercial and social activities across the town beginning Monday, protesting over the government's slow response to the abduction of schoolchildren and teachers from Oriire local government of the state.

The development was announced in a video obtained by SaharaReporters, which showed groups of youths and old men moving around the town with megaphones, urging residents to comply with the planned shutdown.

Some of the youths were seen carrying placards, while others rode motorcycles through major streets making public announcements and mobilising residents for the protest.