Oriire abduction: Makinde promises Oyo’ll never become another Chibok, as VDM leads protesters to state
BY STEPHEN GBADAMOSI
Oyo State governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, has expressed readiness to exhaust every option to guarantee safe rescue of the kidnapped children and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of the state.
Governor Makinde expressed the readiness while addressing a group of protesters, led by a social media influencer and activist, Martins Otse, a.k.a. VeryDarkMan (VDM) at his private residence, Ikolaba, Ibadan.
Makinde, who expressed readiness to join rescue mission that would bring the abductors home, stressed that avoiding further loss of life remained priority, adding that tougher decisions would not be ruled out.
While declaring that the state would not become another Chibok, the governor said the state government did not have the capacity over the federal security operatives.
Makinde, who did not disclose details of the ongoing operation, for security reasons, assured the protesters that the current security architecture in the state was capable of securing the release of the captives.
He expressed appreciation to the protesters for their efforts and peaceful manner they imbibed.
Earlier, while speaking on behalf of the protesters, VDM demanded action over the abduction and expressed the readiness of concerned Nigerians to go with security operatives in the rescue mission.
He also charged the state government to expedite action on the rescue mission, adding that it ought not be “another Chibok experience.”
