Police dismiss claim abducted Oyo pupils, teachers transferred to Kaduna

By Adeola Badru

Oyo State Police Command has debunked a social media claim alleging that schoolchildren and teachers abducted from communities in Orire Local Government Area of the state were transported to Kaduna State by helicopter, describing the report as false and misleading.

In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Olayinka Ayanlade, said the Command had become aware of a video circulating on social media claiming that the abducted victims from Ahoro-Esiele and Yawota communities had been moved out of Oyo State.

The police, however, said the information contained in the video was entirely unverified and lacked any factual basis.

“The Command wishes to categorically state that the content of the said video is entirely false, unverified, misleading, and devoid of any factual basis,” the statement said.