Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has said his call on the United Nations to investigate the May 15 abduction of school children and their teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of the state was not to diminish the efforts of security agencies.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 44 teachers and children kidnapped in three schools in Yawota and Ahoro-Esinele in Oriire LGA were released on July 10 after 56 days in captivity.
The kidnappers reportedly released the victims following heavy pressure mounted by operatives of security agencies including the Nigerian Army, Police, the State Security Service (SSS), and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps.
Two teachers and some security officers lost their lives during the incident.
Speaking on Friday in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, at the inauguration of an 8-man Judicial Conmission of Inquiry into the Abduction, Makinde said that accountability and reform restore public confidence and help prevent a recurrence.
