BREAKING: Protest Erupts in Oyo State Over Abduction of Pupils, Teachers [VIDEO]
Residents of Oyo state have taken to the streets to demand the immediate release of dozens of school children and teachers who were kidnapped in the Oriire Local Government Area.
The development follows a directive from the national leadership of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), which ordered all public primary and secondary school teachers across Oyo State to embark on an indefinite strike starting Monday, June 1.
The industrial action comes more than two weeks after heavily armed men launched a coordinated raid on May 15, targeting three schools in the Ogbomoso area: Baptist Nursery and Primary School in Yawota, along with Community Grammar School and L.A. Primary School in Esiele.
The attackers took away 39 students, some as young as two years old, and seven teachers, including Mrs. Rachael Alamu, the principal of Community High School, Esiele.
