Christianah Akanbi, a two-year-old student at Yawota Baptist Nursery and Primary School, was one of 46 people kidnapped by suspected terrorists last Friday during coordinated raids on towns in Oyo State’s Oriire Local Government Area.
Community elders revealed that during the attacks, 39 students including students from Community High School, Ahoro-Esinele, and Yawota Baptist Nursery and Primary School were among the victims, along with seven teachers.
Additionally, locals reported that four villagers’ motorcycles—three from the Yawota settlement and one from the secondary school area—were taken by the assailants.
The principal of Community High School, Ahoro-Esinele, Mrs. Alamu Folawe, the vice principal, Mr. Ojo Jonathan, and the teachers, Mr. Olatunde Zacchaeus, Mr. John Olaleye, Mr. Michael Oyedokun, and Mrs. Oladeji, are among the kidnapped school officials.
Mary Akanbi, a teacher at Yawota Baptist Nursery and Primary School, was also allegedly kidnapped.
Numerous residents and children were stolen during the attacks in various impacted towns, according to local sources.
Rashida Tajudeen, 11; Ahmed Ramoni, 8; Abdulsalam Toyib, 4; Baraka Abioye, 16; Fatimo Jimoh, 15; Hassan Azeez, 14; and Joshua Adeleke, 13, were the victims from the Ahoro-Esinele community.
Samuel Oyedele, 7; Emmanuel Oyedele, 4; Idowu Taiwo, 4; Christianah Akanbi, 2; Juwon Sunday, 7; Ojo Joseph, 8; Lydia Adewole, 8; Testimony Jacob, 5; Kehinde Kaosara, 7; Sewa Seyi, 7; Damilare Oderinde, 8; Deborah Adebowale, 5; Aisha Oguntowo, 10; Lege Taiwo, 12; Balkis Ayanwale, 8; and Asa David, 10.
Shuaibu Aliyu, 10; Ahmed Aliyu, 7; Muiz Aliyu, 5; and Jomiloju Ogunlola, 6, are Oniya community members who were kidnapped during the attacks.
Agune Noah, 8; Elizabeth Abadi, 5; Tosin Abadi, 9; Pius Stephen, 5; Hannah Ojo, 14; Habidat Ayanwale, 7; Mary Gabriel, 6; and Jacob Gabriel, whose age was not stated, were the victims from the Alawusa village.
Residents of Oriire Local Government Area have called on security services and government authorities to step up efforts to rescue the victims and restore security in the affected regions as a result of the attacks that happened last Friday, which have increased tension and dread throughout the community.