Videos showing a principal and a teacher who were abducted from schools in Oriire LGA of Oyo state, have surfaced on social media.
On Friday, gunmen attacked Baptist Nursery and Primary School, Yawota; Community Grammar School, Esiele; and LA Primary School in Ogbomoso, all in Oriire LGA.
The Oyo police command said two people were killed during the attack on the schools. At least 45 schoolchildren and teachers were reportedly kidnapped during the incident.
Dotun Oyelade, the commissioner for information in Oyo state, said the kidnappers have been reportedly trapped in a section of the Old Oyo National Park.
In one of the trending videos, Alamu F.O, principal of Community High School, Esiele, narrated how gunmen invaded the school on Friday at about 9:30 am.
The principal said the staff members and students at the school were abducted during the attack.
“We have been here since Friday. I’m making this video to ask for help from everyone, starting from the federal government, Oyo state governor, Seyi Makinde, Christian Association of Nigeria, and all well-meaning Nigerians,” she pleaded.
“Come to our help and settle this thing peacefully so that our lives will not be lost.”
The background of the video shows that it was shot in a forest.
Another video shows a woman carrying a child on her back, who identified herself as Temitope, a worker at First Baptist Church, Yawota.
While in tears, she said the gunmen attacked the Baptist School on Friday and kidnapped the teachers and schoolchildren.
“Please help us. We need help. Tinubu, please help us. Our governor, Seyi Makinde, please help us. The children are here crying. Please help us so that we won’t waste our lives,” she said.
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UPDATE
: Oyo School Kidnap – Abductors release second video showing a nursing mother pleading emotionally for rescue after being cornered inside a reserve forest. pic.twitter.com/ROb8NFX93a
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: Oyo School Kidnap – Abductors release second video showing a nursing mother pleading emotionally for rescue after being cornered inside a reserve forest. This is a video of Mrs Alamu, the principal of Community High School, Esinele, Oyo State who was abd uct£d alongside some students and teachers on Friday morning. She is speaking from capt!vity and appealing to The Federal Government, State Government, CAN and Nigerians at large… pic.twitter.com/g4oKYweDO6
