Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo, says he is willing to sacrifice himself if that would secure the release of schoolchildren and teachers abducted by gunmen in the state.
Makinde spoke on Tuesday while addressing protesters led by Martins Otse, the activist and social media influencer popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), at the Oyo state government house in Ibadan.
Hundreds of protesters marched through major roads in the Oyo capital before converging on the government house to demand the urgent rescue of the abductees, who clocked one month in captivity on Monday.
The governor said security agencies have continued efforts to secure the victims’ release, adding that personnel involved in the operation had suffered casualties.
“Oyo state is not Chibok and it will not be Chibok. We have lost men, soldiers on this. I can confirm to you that a lieutenant in the Nigerian Army was
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