Oyo School Kidnap: Fayose Claims Incident Was Meant to Embarrass Tinubu

Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has alleged that the recent kidnapping of pupils and teachers in Oyo State may have been orchestrated to undermine the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Speaking during a television interview, Fayose criticised the response of the Oyo State Government to the abduction and suggested that political motives may have played a role in the handling of the incident.

The allegation follows the abduction of schoolchildren and teachers by armed men in parts of Oyo State on Friday, a development that prompted swift intervention from the Federal Government.

President Tinubu subsequently dispatched a delegation to the affected communities and reassured residents that efforts were being intensified to secure the victims’ release.

Fayose maintained that state governments have a primary responsibility to tackle local security challenges and should not immediately shift attention to the Federal Government.

“Let me branch to Oyo State, before you get to the president in the hierarchy of leadership and governance, there is local government, there is state, state has security votes and there are people that are supposed to be working,” he said.

The former governor alleged that Governor Seyi Makinde did not respond promptly to the crisis, claiming he focused on political engagements before visiting the affected families.

“In Oyo State, I strongly believe though I might be wrong but this sometimes might be orchestrated. The governor of Oyo State had his nomination and that of his candidates in the face of this abduction,” Fayose stated.

“He did not take any action, no steps were taken, it was after those nominations that he went to the families to visit them.”

He further alleged that the kidnapping may have been intended to cast President Tinubu’s government in a negative light.

“I sometimes believe that the abduction at Oyo School was orchestrated by the Oyo State Government to blackmail President Tinubu,” he added.

Neither the Oyo State Government nor Governor Makinde had issued a response to the allegations at the time of this report.

Meanwhile, the incident has continued to generate public debate and renewed calls for stronger security measures to protect schools and communities across the country.

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