The Egbe Omo Yoruba North America has criticised governors in the South-West over what it described as a failure to confront worsening insecurity, following the abduction of schoolchildren in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State.
The group said the kidnapping of elementary school pupils highlighted growing security lapses in a region long regarded as a centre of education, peace and economic development.
On May 15, 2026, approximately 39 students and seven teachers across three schools, including Community Grammar School, Baptist Nursery and Primary School, and L.A. Primary School, in Esiele and Yawota communities of Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, were abducted by bandits.
In a communiqué issued on Thursday after an emergency meeting of its National Executive Council, the organisation expressed concern over what it called the inability of political leaders to provide adequate protection for residents, particularly schoolchildren.
The statement was signed by the group’s National
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