Kidnappings: Senate vows to fast-track state police as IGP visits Oyo

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Disu, has visited Oyo State following the terrorist attack and abduction incident that occurred in Oriire Local Government Area on May 15, 2026.

 

During the visit, the IGP expressed concern over the attack and condoled with families of victims who lost their lives in the incident.

 

He described the attack as cruel and unacceptable, assuring residents that security agencies were intensifying efforts to restore normalcy and secure the release of those abducted.

 

Disu met with the Oyo State Commissioner of Police, CP Abimbola Olugbenga, and other security stakeholders, where he received operational briefings on ongoing rescue operations and security deployments across affected communities.

 

“The Nigeria Police Force remains fully committed to the protection of schools, communities and all citizens across the country,” the IGP said.

 

He added that the police, alongside other security agencies, had intensified coordinated search-and-rescue operations, intelligence gathering and tactical deployments aimed at rescuing the victims and apprehending the perpetrators.

 

Also speaking, the Commandant of the Oyo State Security Network Agency, Amotekun Corps, Col. Olayanju Olayinka (retd), said operatives had launched coordinated search operations in forests and neighbouring communities.

 

“Our personnel are already combing the forests and suspected hideouts. We are working with all relevant stakeholders to ensure the safe rescue of the victims,” he said.

 

The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Olayinka Ayanlade, disclosed that tactical and intelligence teams were deployed immediately after the attack.

 

“The police command has mobilised all necessary resources to rescue the abducted pupils and arrest the criminals behind the incident,” he stated.

 

Meanwhile, Oyo State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, said the state government was collaborating with security agencies to secure the release of the abducted victims.

 

“The state government is deeply concerned about the incident, and every possible step is being taken to ensure the children are rescued safely,” Oyelade said.

 

Meanwhile, the Senate has condemned the abduction of students and teachers in Oyo and Borno states within 24 hours.

 

Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, in a statement issued by his Directorate of Media and Public Affairs, described the development as a tragic national concern that must be urgently addressed.

 

He said the National Assembly would fast-track legislative initiatives aimed at tackling insecurity, including efforts toward the establishment of state police.

 

“The incessant abduction of students and teachers is a tragic national concern that negates our national development indices. We cannot and must not allow it to continue,” Bamidele said.

 

“As soon as the National Assembly resumes plenaries on June 2, we will perfect all outstanding legislative initiatives that have been introduced to decisively address security challenges in the federation,” he added.