FIC Report (Oyo State) – The Oyo State Government disclosed today Saturday 16th May, 2026, that the suspected kidnappers involved in the attack on LA School, Ahoro-Esinele, and Community Grammar School, Ahoro-Esinele, Oriire LGUBEA, have been effectively confined within the National Park axis following coordinated security operations aimed at preventing their movement into neighbouring states.
In a statement released by the Commissioner for Information, Prince Dotun Oyelade on Saturday, security operatives have successfully surrounded the area, restricting the suspects’ movement and preventing possible escape into Kwara State or other neighbouring locations.
Prince Oyelade explained that immediately after the attack, around 11 a.m. on Friday, security agencies, including the Nigerian Army, Civil Defence Agro Rangers, and the Nigeria Police Force, with officers from the Monitoring Unit, were mobilized to commence rescue operations.
The Statement added that the Oyo State Commissioner of Police, CP Abimbola Olugbenga has communicated with his counterpart in Kwara State, with both commands agreeing to strengthen surveillance and ensure any suspect attempting to cross state boundaries would be apprehended.
Prince Oyelade noted that patrol operations commenced this morning after intelligence indicated the suspects remained within the National Park in Oyo State.
The commissioner assured residents that security personnel remain actively engaged in the ongoing operation and expressed confidence that the sustained pressure on the suspects would support efforts to secure the safe release of those abducted.
News broke yesterday, Friday May 15th, of bandit attack on Ahoro-Esinele Community in the Oriire Local Government area of Oyo State, where reports said that three schools in the community were attacked by the bandits, who abducted the vice-principal and students of one of the schools, after killing one of the teachers and a commercial motorbike operator.
Report by Moses Oyelade,
AD(I&PR). FIC, Ibadan.
