The abduction of teachers and students in Esinle, Orire Local Government, Ogbomoso, Oyo State

Oyedokun, Michael O., was beheaded yesterday by Fulani terrorists holding him and other poor students hostage inside the bush in Oyo state.

Mr. Michael's only crime is that he is a teacher who reported to duty to teach his students.

He and his students were kidnapped last week from school.

Mr. Oyedokun is one of us, a Nigerian who is someone's husband, father, and loved one.

The government that promised to provide security has failed him, and his students who are still being held in the bush by the marauding Fulani terrorists.

We can’t continue living like this.

Fulani terrorists can’t be holding the whole country to ransom.

This is not the right way to live.

WE ARE TEACHERS, NOT SOLDIERS.

I speak today not only as a teacher, but as a frightened human being.

I speak with a heavy heart, with trembling hands, and with a voice that carries the fear of thousands of teachers across Oyo State.

What happened in Orire Local Government is not just an attack on one school. It is an attack on education. It is an attack on childhood. It is an attack on every teacher who wakes up early, carries chalk, lesson note, and hope, and enters the classroom believing that tomorrow can still be better than today.

We have heard of the abduction of a principal, teachers, and innocent students. We have seen fear enter our schools like an unwanted visitor. We have seen classrooms become places of panic. And after watching the painful video released by the kidnappers, my heart has not remained the same.

I stood before my students with chalk in my hand, but my mind was no longer on the board. My hand was shaking. My voice was breaking. I looked at the door again and again. I looked through the window again and again. I asked myself: what if they come now? What if the next sound we hear is not the bell, but gunshots? What if the next name in the news is my school, my colleague, my student, or me?

This is what insecurity has done to teachers.

Teachers were already underpaid. Teachers were already overworked. Teachers were already carrying the burden of building a nation with little reward, little comfort, and little recognition. But now, insecurity has added another punishment to our suffering. We are no longer only worried about salaries. We are now worried about whether we will return home alive.

How can a teacher perform well when fear is standing beside the chalkboard?

How can a teacher teach with confidence when the heart is listening for danger?

How can students learn when their eyes are looking at the gate instead of the lesson?

How can parents release their children to school when schools are beginning to look unsafe?

A frightened teacher cannot give his best. A traumatized teacher cannot inspire fully. A teacher who is thinking of kidnappers, ransom, and death cannot stand freely before children and teach as if all is well.

All is not well.

To the Government of Oyo State, to the Federal Government, to our security agencies, to every authority that has power to act: please, do not wait until more blood is shed. Do not wait until more teachers are abducted. Do not wait until more children are taken. Send security forces to guard our schools. Let there be visible protection around vulnerable schools, especially in rural communities. Let teachers and students see security presence, not only after tragedy, but before tragedy.

We are not asking for luxury. We are asking for safety.

We are not asking to be treated like kings. We are asking to be allowed to teach without fear.

A school should not be a battlefield. A classroom should not be a place where teachers calculate escape routes. A child should not wear a school uniform and become a target. A principal should not go to school and end up begging for life in captivity.

To the kidnappers, I beg you in the name of God: have mercy on teachers. Have mercy on our students. Have mercy on families who cannot sleep again. Teachers are not rich people. We do not have ransom money hidden anywhere. Many teachers are only surviving by faith, by patience, and by the hope that the children we teach today will become better leaders tomorrow.

We are helpless people. We are not politicians. We are not contractors. We are not enemies. We are nation builders. We are the people teaching your own children, our own children, and the children of the poor. We are the people correcting notebooks, buying chalk with our own money, staying after school to help weak students, and praying that one child’s success will wipe away the pain of many years.

Please, have mercy.

Do not turn teachers into widows and widowers. Do not turn children into orphans. Do not turn classrooms into mourning grounds. Do not make school bags become symbols of fear.

Today, many teachers in Oyo State are smiling in front of students, but crying inside. Many are pretending to be strong, but their hearts are broken. Many are still going to school, not because they are not afraid, but because they love the children entrusted to them.

But love alone cannot stop bullets. Dedication alone cannot stop kidnappers. Passion alone cannot protect a school.

We need security.

We need action.

We need protection now.

If teachers become afraid of teaching, the future of the state is in danger. If schools become unsafe, the next generation is already wounded. If children stop learning because of fear, then insecurity has not only attacked today; it has attacked tomorrow.

May God protect the abducted principal, teachers, and students. May God comfort the families affected. May God expose the wicked and return the captives safely. May God strengthen every teacher who still enters the classroom with fear in the heart and chalk in the hand.

But beyond prayers, we need action.

Protect our schools.

Protect our teachers.

Protect our children.

Because when a teacher trembles at the chalkboard, the whole nation should be afraid.

Teacher Anigaf

Ogbomosho. Today. May 18 2026.
His name was Michael Oyedokun.
He was a Mathematics teacher.
He went to school on Friday morning.
He did not come home.
Today, a video confirmed that Michael Oyedokun was beheaded by terrorists while in captivity.
A Nigerian teacher.
Beheaded.
In 2026.

Here is what we know.
On the morning of Friday May 15 2026 — armed gunmen riding motorcycles simultaneously attacked three schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. Baptist Nursery and Primary School Yawota. Community Grammar School Esiele. L.A. Primary School Esiele.
Seven teachers were abducted in total.
At least 45 schoolchildren were also kidnapped.
An Assistant Headmaster named Mr. Adesiyan was killed during the attack itself. A motorcycle rider who resisted attempts by the gunmen to take his motorcycle was also shot dead.
Then the videos started circulating.
The principal of Community High School Esiele — Mrs Alamu F.O — spoke from captivity, tears streaming down her face.

"We have been here since Friday. Please help us. We need help. Tinubu please help us. Our governor Seyi Makinde please help us. The children are here crying."
A second video showed a nursing mother, a worker at First Baptist Church Yawota also pleading from captivity with her baby.
Then this morning, the worst news.
Governor Seyi Makinde confirmed that a video received by the state government showed that the Mathematics teacher had been killed by the terrorists.
His name was Michael Oyedokun.
He had a family.
He had students who needed him.
He went to school on Friday morning, just like he had done every single week of his career.
And terrorists took his life.
During rescue operations — soldiers, Amotekun Corps operatives and local vigilantes encountered Improvised Explosive Devices planted by the abductors. Members of the tactical rescue team also lost their lives.
These terrorists came prepared.
This was not random.
This was organised.

Today — teachers in Ogbomosho shut down classrooms and staged a peaceful protest. They marched with placards reading "Their deaths demand action", "Say their name remember their sacrifice", "Noble teachers gone too soon."
They are right.
Nigeria has a security crisis.
Not a future one. Not a potential one.
A present one. A today one.
Children are still missing.
Teachers are still in captivity.
A man was beheaded for going to work.
President Tinubu described the killing as barbaric and assured that security operatives are working around the clock to rescue the victims.
Words are not enough.
They were not enough after Chibok.
They were not enough after Kagara.
They are not enough today.
The children of Ogbomosho deserve more than condolences.
They deserve to come home.
Rest in peace Michael Oyedokun.

You gave your life teaching Nigeria's children.
Nigeria owes you more than it can ever repay.

Are you following this story? Share what you know. Keep this conversation alive until every child and teacher comes home.
Share this post everywhere. The more noise we make, the more pressure on those in power to act.

© Nigeria Untold

*THEY BEHEADED A TEACHER… AND THE CLASSROOMS ARE STILL OPEN!*

By: Biyi Gbadeyan.

A teacher was kidnapped.
A teacher was butchered.
A teacher’s head was severed from his body like human life means nothing in this country anymore.

And Nigeria moved on.

Schools opened the next morning.
Attendance registers were marked.
Morning assembly was conducted.
Lessons continued.

As if nothing happened.

Imagine that man was your father.
Imagine opening your phone and seeing a video of your daddy begging before evil men ended his life.
Imagine that man was your husband.
The same man that kissed his children before leaving for work.
The same man struggling to survive on poor salary just to educate other people’s children.
Imagine he was your uncle.
Imagine he was your favorite mathematics teacher.
Imagine he once corrected your assignment with patience and love.
Now imagine his final moments becoming a circulating video on social media.

A video that may never disappear from the internet forever.

And yet…
*Silence!*

Where is the National Union of Teachers (NUT)?
Where is the outrage?
Where is the national shutdown?
Where is the indefinite strike?

In a sane country, schools would have been locked instantly.
*Teachers nationwide would have dropped their chalks and walked out of classrooms.*
Not because they hate education…
But because *human life is greater than curriculum!*

What exactly are teachers telling the government by remaining silent?
That everything is normal?
That teachers can be slaughtered and the nation will continue as usual?

*No!*

*An injustice to one teacher is an injustice to every teacher in Nigeria.*

Today it is Mr Michael Oyedokun.
Tomorrow it may be another teacher.
Next tomorrow, it may be your own blood.

*Government is not God!*

Leaders are not untouchable.
They are public servants.
We voted for them.
We entrusted them with our security.
This is not what Nigerians voted for.

And nobody should reduce this tragedy to tribal loyalty or political worship.

*If teachers in Oyo State are afraid to speak because the President is Yoruba, then what exactly are we defending?*
*Ethnicity over human life?*
*Politics over justice?*
*Silence over dignity?*

A dead teacher does not care whether the President is Yoruba, Hausa or Igbo.

*Death does not understand tribe.*

*Pain does not understand party membership.*

*Blood has no ethnicity.*

*The greatest betrayal of oppressed people is silence from those who should speak.*

NUT must rise beyond press statements.
Enough of weak grammar and empty condolences.
Enough of “we condemn the act.”

*Condemnation without action is cowardice wearing suit and tie.*

*Declare an indefinite strike.*

*Shut the classrooms!*

Let the government feel the weight of negligence.
Let them understand that teachers are not sacrificial goats for a broken system.

Because if a teacher can be kidnapped, murdered and beheaded…
And the nation still behaves normally…
*Then something has died inside Nigeria beyond that innocent man.*

Fear has taken over.
Silence has taken over.
And dangerous normalization has taken over.

*A society that cannot protect its teachers is already digging the grave of its future.*

May God comfort the family of the slain teacher.
And may Nigeria never become a country where human life is cheaper than political loyalty.

*May God bless the writer and every reader of this piece, Amen!*

*Copied*

All schools (teachers, students, & pupils)in Nigeria should wear black & occupy all major roads to protest insecurity in our country & institutions of learning the Hong Kong example until the government gives attention to the security of lives in Nigeria

Schools should boycott the National children's day 27th May in honor of the beheaded teacher Mr Michael Oyedokun and to draw National and International attention to the safety and daily challenges faced by Nigerian teachers and learners.

With heavy hearts as educators, we deeply mourn the tragic death of the Mathematics teacher, Mr. Michael Oyedokun of Community High School, following his abduction on Friday, May 15, 2026, during a brazen multi-school raid in the Esiele Community of Oriire Local Government Area, Oyo State. His death in captivity was sadly confirmed today, May 18, 2026.

Though we never had the privilege of meeting personally, we are united in the noble calling of building lives and shaping destinies through education across different platforms.

We pray that the Lord will comfort and strengthen the family he left behind, in Jesus’ mighty name.

We also trust God for the safe and speedy rescue of the students, other teachers, and the Principal still in captivity.

Management

ALATUNSE ACADEMY for Professional & Educational Development Ltd

The Deafening Silence of the NUT: Who Speaks for Kidnapped Teachers and Students?

The continuous abduction of teachers and students across Nigeria has become one of the darkest stains on our national conscience. From the North to the South-West, educational institutions that ought to be safe havens for learning have gradually turned into hunting grounds for criminals, bandits, and kidnappers. Yet, amid this growing tragedy, one question continues to echo loudly across the nation: Where is the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT)?

The recent abduction incidents involving teachers and students in Oyo state have once again exposed the frightening silence and weak response of the NUT leadership toward the security and welfare of Nigerian teachers and learners. A union that was established to protect, defend, and promote the interests of teachers appears increasingly passive at a time when educators are facing one of the greatest threats in Nigeria’s history.

It is deeply disappointing that while insecurity continues to destroy the educational system, the NUT has failed to demonstrate the urgency, courage, and activism expected from a national body representing millions of teachers. The union’s reactions have often been limited to weak press statements, routine condolences, or complete silence. Such lackadaisical attitudes send a dangerous message that the lives of teachers and students are no longer worth fighting for.

Teachers are nation builders. They sacrifice daily to educate children under difficult conditions, poor salaries, inadequate infrastructure, overcrowded classrooms, and now, the constant fear of abduction and death. Yet, when these same teachers become victims of insecurity, the union that should aggressively defend them becomes largely unresponsive. This is unacceptable.

The abduction in Oyo state should have triggered nationwide outrage and immediate coordinated action by the NUT. There should have been emergency meetings, mass advocacy campaigns, strategic engagement with security agencies, peaceful nationwide protests, media briefings, and pressure on government officials. Instead, the response has remained painfully slow and uninspiring.

The silence of the NUT does not only weaken the morale of teachers; it also emboldens criminals and negligent authorities. When unions fail to speak loudly, governments become comfortable with inaction. The educational sector cannot survive where teachers and students live in fear.

*The Federal Government Must Act Immediately*

The Federal Government must understand that insecurity in schools is not merely an educational problem; it is a national emergency. Every abducted teacher or student represents a failure of governance and security responsibility.

*The government must therefore:*

1. Intensify immediate rescue operations to ensure the safe return of all kidnapped teachers and students in Oyo state.
2. Deploy stronger security architecture around schools, especially in vulnerable communities.
3. Establish rapid-response security units dedicated to protecting educational institutions.
4. Increase intelligence gathering and community policing efforts to dismantle kidnapping networks.
5. Ensure swift prosecution of kidnappers and their sponsors to serve as deterrence.
6. Provide psychological and financial support for victims and affected families.

*What the NUT Must Do Going Forward*

If the NUT truly desires to regain the confidence of Nigerian teachers, it must move beyond ceremonial unionism and embrace active advocacy. The union should:

1. Organize peaceful nationwide solidarity protests demanding immediate government action.
2. Partner with civil society organizations, student bodies, and parents’ associations to amplify pressure on authorities.
3. Establish emergency welfare and legal support systems for affected teachers and families.
4. Continuously engage the media to keep public attention on abducted victims until they are rescued.
5. Demand accountability from political leaders and security agencies at all levels.
6. Consider industrial action if the safety of teachers and students continues to be ignored.

*Conclusion*

History will judge institutions not by their titles, but by their actions during moments of crisis. The Nigeria Union of Teachers must decide whether it wants to remain a silent observer or become a courageous defender of educators and students.

The lives of Nigerian teachers and students are too valuable to be abandoned to fear, silence, and bureaucracy. Oyo state must not become another forgotten headline. The time for passive sympathy has passed; this is the time for bold action, united advocacy, and unwavering pressure on government to rescue the abducted victims and secure every school in Nigeria.

Until every kidnapped teacher and student is safely returned, neither the government nor the NUT should rest comfortably.

E-SIGNED:
Concerned Articulate Teachers (CAT).

RESHARE! RESHARE!! RESHARE!!!

OFFICIAL RESPONSE FROM THE PUBLICITY SECRETARY, NUT OSHODI-ISOLO BRANCH
_Re: “The Deafening Silence of the NUT: Who Speaks for Kidnapped Teachers and Students?”_

Good day colleagues.

I have read the piece signed by “Concerned Articulate Teachers (CAT)” with keen interest. While we welcome constructive criticism, we must also set the record straight so our members are not misled.

*1. On “Hiding Under Anonymity”*
If CAT is truly concerned and articulate, why hide? A union is built on open engagement. If you have facts, bring them to the Table (Congress). Anonymous broadcasts create panic, not solutions. The same energy used to write and reshare can be used to attend meetings and join committees where real work is done.

*2. On “Deafening Silence”*
To say NUT is silent is unfair and untrue. At National and State levels, the Union is actively engaging security agencies, government, and stakeholders daily on the Oyo abduction and other incidents. Not every move is announced on WhatsApp. Security issues are sensitive — you don’t broadcast strategy to kidnappers.

For the record:
- The National President and State Chairman have held closed-door meetings with DSS, Police, and Governors’ Forum on school safety.
- Legal and welfare units are in touch with affected families.
- A memo for _“Safe School Initiative 2.0”_ is before the Federal Executive Council, driven by NUT input.

Unionism is not only press statements and street protests. It is also quiet diplomacy that saves lives.

*3. On “Weaponizing Schools Against Government”*
We must be careful. Insecurity affects farmers, doctors, drivers — not teachers alone. To single out NUT as the only body that must shout, or to suggest schools are being used to discredit government, is a dangerous narrative. We will not allow the Union to be dragged into partisan warfare. Our mandate is teachers’ welfare, not regime change.

*4. The Truth About Our System*
Yes, the security architecture in Nigeria is overstretched. Yes, we want more. But progress is being made:
- Armed security now patrols several schools in hotspots.
- Victims’ support desks have been set up in 12 states.
- The Union is pushing for hazard allowance and life insurance for teachers in high-risk areas.

Are we there yet? No. Are we silent? Absolutely not.

*Our Appeal:*
Instead of resharing anonymous articles that demoralize teachers, let’s unite.
If you have intelligence, share it with your branch EXCO.
If you have ideas, bring them to the table (Congress).
If you want action, join the committees.

_Teachers United! Can Never Be Defeated!!_
_Solidarity Forever!!!_

The Union is working. We ask for your trust and support. When our colleagues are released — and they will be — it won’t be by social media noise, but by coordinated effort we are part of.

*Comrade Oyewami Olatunji Ayodele*
_Publicity Secretary_
_NUT Oshodi-Isolo Branch_

FROM THE OFFICE OF THE STATE SECRETARY, NIGERIA UNION OF TEACHERS, LAGOS STATE WING

TO ALL MEMBERS

Dear Comrades,

SOLIDARITY RALLY IN SUPPORT OF ABDUCTED TEACHERS AND LEARNERS

The leadership of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Lagos State Wing, expresses profound concern and deep sadness over the continued captivity of teachers and learners abducted from schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State on 15th May, 2026.

The Union is particularly disturbed by reports indicating the traumatic, inhumane, and deplorable conditions under which the abducted teachers and learners are being held. The uncertainty surrounding their welfare and the absence of any clear indication regarding their rescue and safe release remain a source of great concern to teachers and education stakeholders across the country.

In view of the continued detention of our colleagues and learners by their abductors, and in response to the directive of the National Leadership of the Union, all State Wings of NUT have been mandated to organise peaceful solidarity rallies on Tuesday, 2nd June, 2026, to demand the immediate, unconditional, and safe release of all kidnapped teachers and learners in Oyo State and other parts of the Federation.

Accordingly, the Lagos State Wing of the Union shall hold its solidarity rally as follows:

Date: Tuesday, 2nd June, 2026
Time: 7:00 a.m.
Take-off Point: Ikeja Under Bridge, Obafemi Awolowo Way, Ikeja
Destination: Governor’s Office, Alausa Secretariat, Ikeja

All members are required to attend the rally dressed in NUT-branded vests, polo shirts, or Ankara fabric, accompanied by NUT caps as a symbol of unity and solidarity.

Please note that participation in the rally is mandatory for all State Officers. In addition, all Branches are directed to mobilise and bring their approved number of members to ensure a successful and impactful outing.

This rally is not only a demonstration of solidarity with our abducted colleagues and learners but also a collective call for improved security in our schools and communities. We owe it to our colleagues, the affected learners, and their families to stand together at this critical time.

The Union remains committed to pursuing every lawful means necessary to secure the safe release of all victims and to protect the interests and welfare of teachers and learners across the nation.

An injury to one is an injury to all.

Thank you for your cooperation and solidarity.

Comradely Yours,

SIGNED:
ASST. SECRETARY
FOR: STATE SECRETARY

FG CONDEMNS ABDUCTION OF STUDENTS, VOWS SAFE RETURN OF ALL CHILDREN

The Federal Ministry of Education has condemned the abduction of students in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State and Askira/Uba Local Government Area of Borno State, describing the incidents as tragic and unacceptable.

The Honourable Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa, CON, stated that attacks on schools and students are attacks on Nigeria’s future and assured that the Federal Government is working closely with security agencies to ensure the safe return of all abducted children.

“No child should face fear or violence in pursuit of education. Government remains committed to securing schools and protecting learners nationwide,” the Minister stated.

Dr. Alausa reaffirmed the commitment of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration to strengthening school security through improved surveillance, emergency response systems, and implementation of the National Policy on Safety, Security and Violence-Free Schools.

The Ministry urged Nigerians to remain calm, avoid misinformation, and support ongoing rescue efforts while reaffirming solidarity with affected families and the governments of Oyo and Borno States.

Folasade Boriowo
Director, Press and Public Relations

*On behalf of People of Ogbomoso Land, Oyo State,we request special prayer sessions for all the abducted people from the recent kidnapping crises in our land*

The number of teachers missing/kidnapped were *7 (Seven) and students were 39( total 46*) missing/kidnaped

The affected schools include :
- Community High School Ahoro-Esinele
- Yawota Baptist Nursery and Primary School.

*The following teachers were reportedly abducted:*

Mrs Alamu FOLAWE – Principal, Community High School

Mr Ojo JONATHAN – Vice Principal

Mr Olatunde Zacchaeus – Teacher

Mr John OLALEYE – Teacher

Mr Michael OYEDOKUN – Teacher(beheaded)

Mrs OLADEJI – Teacher

Mary AKANBI – Teacher,

*The underlisted students/pupils were also abducted from different communities within Oriire Local Government, Ogbomoso Oyo State*

*Ahoro-Esinele Community*

Rashida TAJUDEEN – 11 years
Ahmed RAMONI – 8 years
Abdulsalam TOYIB – 4 years
Baraka ABIOYE – 16 years
Fatimo JIMOH – 15 years
Hassan AZEEZ – 14 years
Joshua ADELEKE – 13 years

*Yawota Community*

Samuel OYEDELE – 7 years
Emmanuel OYEDELE – 4 years
Idowu TAIWO – 4 years
Christianah AKANBI – 2 years
Juwon SUNDAY – 7 years
Sikiru SALAMI – 3 years
Soliu SALAMI – 4 years
Ojo JOSEPH – 8 years
Lydia ADEWOLE – 8 years
Testimony JACOB – 5 years
Kehinde KAOSARA – 7 years
Sewa SEYI – 7 years
Waliya BELLO – 4 years
Lydia OLOHUNLOLUWA – 7 years
Damilare ODERINDE – 8 years
Deborah ADEBOWALE – 5 years
Aisha OGUNTOWO – 10 years
Lege TAIWO – 12 years
Balkis AYANWALE – 8 years
Asa David – 10 years
Oniya Community
Shuaibu ALIYU – 10 years
Ahmed ALIYU – 7 years
Muiz ALIYU – 5 years
Jomiloju OGUNLOLA – 6 years

*Alawusa Community*

Agune NOAH – 8 years
Elizabeth ABADI – 5 years
Tosin ABADI – 9 years
Pius STEPHEN – 5 years
Hannah OJO – 14 years
Habidat AYANWALE – 7 years
Mary GABRIEL – 6 years
Jacob GABRIEL

Teachers 7
Students 39

*Between the hours of 12pm and 2am from tonight, Let us (especially mothers) cry to the Lord to put confusion into the camps of the abducted people and release ALL the rest unharmed in the Mighty name of JESUS.*
*Father, we trust only in you and not man. Let none of them die in the hands of these wicked people in the Mighty name of JESUS.*

PLEASE SHARE TO ALL BRETHREN

*PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT – OYO ABDUCTION*
*Please read & share responsibly*

Good evening all,

There is a viral message claiming that all 42 schoolchildren and 7 teachers abducted in Oriire LGA, Oyo State on May 15 have been rescued.

*The Oyo State Police Command has officially debunked this report.*
In a statement released today, June 3, 2026, the Police PPRO said the claim is “false, misleading, and entirely unsubstantiated.” As of now, rescue operations are still ongoing.

Governor Seyi Makinde and security agencies are working round the clock, with support from the Federal Government and the newly deployed forest rangers.

*Let’s help the families and security operatives by:*
1. *Not sharing unverified news* – False reports raise false hope and can disrupt real rescue operations.
2. *Relying on official sources only* – Nigeria Police Force, Oyo State Government, and Presidency channels.
3. *Continuing in prayers* – For the safe return of the children and teachers, and for comfort for the family of the teacher who was killed.

Please delete/share-correction if you’ve already forwarded the false rescue message.

God will bring them home safely. Amen.

*THE SCHOOLS ARE EMPTY*

Classrooms that should be alive with learning, laughter, and ambition now stand silent. Desks remain vacant, teachers are absent, and students are nowhere to be found. Fear has replaced hope, and insecurity has forced many schools to shut their doors.

*To the Government of Nigeria, this is an urgent cry for action.* The continued kidnapping of children and their teachers has created a climate of fear across the country.

Parents are terrified to send their children to school, teachers fear for their lives, and communities are left traumatized by the disturbing images and stories emerging from these tragic incidents.

These children are not just victims; they are the future of our nation. They are the doctors, engineers, teachers, entrepreneurs, and leaders who will one day shape Nigeria. *When schools are empty and education is disrupted, the future of our country is placed in jeopardy.*

Our hearts break when we think of the suffering these children and their teachers may be enduring. Away from the comfort and safety of their homes, they face uncertainty, fear, and harsh conditions. Their families live each day in anguish, praying and hoping for their safe return.

We therefore appeal to the Government of Nigeria to treat this security crisis with the urgency it deserves. Strengthen security around schools and vulnerable communities, intensify efforts to rescue those still in captivity, and implement lasting measures that will restore confidence in our system.

*Nigeria cannot continue to watch HER children live in fear. A nation that cannot protect its schools risks losing its future.* The empty classrooms across the country are a painful reminder that insecurity is not only taking lives,it is stealing dreams and opportunities.

*To all stake holders of NIGERIA ,all those entrusted with leadership, we ask you to hear this cry. Protect our children. Secure our schools. Restore hope to our communities. Let our children and teachers come home safely, and let our classrooms be filled with life once again.*

May we never be unfortunate.

Mr Dotun Oderinde Wrote
This is too sad to hear
These are what Mr Zacheaus Olatunde said about the kidnapping that happened to them on May 15, 2026. He talked about what really caused the death of both Mr Michael Oyedokun and Deacon John Olaleye.

Terrorists said Mr Michael Oyedokun disobeyed them, they said he died because he disobeyed their order. That day when we reached the forest, they told us to drop all our phones, we did so but we didn't know that Mr Michael Oyedokun didn't dropped his own. A terrorist who was sitting with him on the motorcycle discovered a phone in his pocket and he began to question him, the teacher said he did hear when they said that, immediately the terrorist slapped him and when their commander heard, he took it up and he was furious.

They have two commanders, a General commander and a camp commander. The General commander said; If I didn't k*ll anyone...I must k*ll this man for disobeying my order.

The following day, Mr Michael Oyedokun was s*aughtered. He was shouting as they were dragging him away, he was begging and his noise was so loud but later...no more noice.

One terrorist in his age of 17 or 18 came later, he was dancing and singing to celebrate the death of the teacher.

Mr. John Olaleye was m*rdered on June 7, they k*lled him because they said they have warned that military men should not move closer.

They didn't k*lled them in our presence, they came to take them away and go to another place to carry out that evil act. We were only hearing their noises.

They have a tent where they kept us, we were chained and they handcuff our hand for the whole 56 days. They blindfolded our eyes and anytime we wanted to pee or defecate, we would beg them.

They changed locations, we didn't stay in one place through out the 56 days. Sometimes, they would hit us with a gun. We used to suffer for any crime those little children committed.

When it's time for them to pray, they didn't joke with it. They prayed alot and recited Quran. They would never miss their prayers and when it's time to recite Quran, they would never miss it.

The terrorists said they didn't want money but they wanted their people who were arrested to be freed, that was their demand. We men suffered alot, they should not see us praying, anytime they noticed we were praying...they would beat hell out of us. They said they didn't want us to pray or call Jesus.

When he was asked how they were saved. He said that the terrorists willingly released them. They asked us to go that day because military have abducted their families, they told us to go willingly so that their families could be released as well.

When we were released, they told us the way to pass and they told us we will see two streams on the way. After those two streams, you will see the solders who are there to receive you, they told us.

I was the one carrying everyone when we reached the streams, I carried almost those little children because most of them were already weak. After a short trek, we saw some security men who have been waiting to receive us.

It was a bitter experience, they gave us majorly rice and red oil, no pepper and sometimes it would be only rice without salt or red oil.

There was a time they k*lled a deer and a grasscutter for us. Since the day they have eliminated Mr John Olaleye, they have changed to us, they started treating us well, they changed their cruelty ways of dealing with us. They changed when they heard that some of their family members have been abducted by the solders.

The day we would be released, they asked us if we would take our bath but we said no, we were eager to live the forest. They told us to get ready that we would go home that day.

When we reached Ibadan, one of the military commanders asked me if I could identify the terrorists if I see them on phone. He showed me their pictures and I could identify one. They told us they have arrested 8 of the terrorists and others have been nutrilized.

We thank God that we survived but we are not happy that Mr Michael Oyedokun and Mr John Olaleye could not come back.