The Senate on Tuesday threw its weight behind the military’s ongoing offensive against terrorists, urging the Federal Government to sustain and intensify security operations nationwide while rejecting Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde’s call for a United Nations-led investigation into the abduction and rescue of schoolchildren and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area.
The red chamber described the governor’s appeal for an independent international investigation as inappropriate, warning against the politicisation of a sensitive national security matter.
The position followed a motion moved by Opeyemi Bamidele, Senate Leader, which was unanimously adopted by senators.
The motion titled “Commendation of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Nigerian Armed Forces and Other Security Agencies for the Successful Rescue of Abducted School Children and Their Teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, and Recognition of the Gallant Security Personnel Who Paid the Supreme Sacrifice During the Operation.”
The Senate noted that terrorists had on May 15, 2026, invaded schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State and abducted 39 pupils and seven teachers, an incident it described as a direct attack on the right of Nigerian children to education in a safe environment.
