Major parts of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, were brought to a standstill on Monday as protesters blocked the busy Iwo Road interchange in demonstration against rising insecurity and the growing wave of kidnappings in the state.

The group stated that Monday will mark exactly 35 days since the victims were violently seized and taken into the forests by their captors.

Protesters cause gridlock at Iwo Road, Ibadan, demanding an end to insecurity and the release of abducted Oyo schoolchildren. Learn more about the Oyo prot