Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has called on the United Nations (UN) and international human rights organisations to investigate the abduction of pupils and teachers from Oriire Local Government Area, describing the circumstances surrounding the incident as serious enough to require an independent probe.
Makinde made the call on Monday during a broadcast.
POLITICS NIGERIA reports that the call comes after the governor received the rescued pupils and their teachers at the Governor’s Office in Ibadan, following their handover by the Nigerian military.
“The circumstances surrounding this incident are sufficiently grave and unusual to warrant independent scrutiny,” the governor said.
The victims had spent two days under military care for medical treatment and routine profiling.
This publication earlier reported that Makinde said on Saturday that the rescued pupils and teachers would remain in military custody for 48 hours before being reunited with their families.
Speaking during a visit to the 2 Division Medical Centre at the
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