Igboho Asked To Name Oyo Abductors As Atiku’s Aide Challenges DSS

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s media assistant Paul Ibe has urged the Department of State Services (DSS) and other security organizations to extend an invitation to Yoruba Nation agitator Sunday Igboho to reveal the identities of those purportedly responsible for the kidnapping of students and teachers in Oyo State’s Oriire Local Government Area.

Ibe made the request in a post on X on Thursday in response to Igboho’s assertion that he was aware of the politicians funding the kidnappers.

“Since Sunday Igboho claims to know those behind the abduction of students and teachers in Oriire, Oyo State, I think that the State Security Service (SSS) and other security agencies need to invite him to release those names to them.”

“Every option should be on the table to fast-track the safe release of the school children and teachers.”

Igboho had made the allegation while receiving members of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) at his residence in Ibadan on Wednesday.

The activist claimed he knew the politicians backing the kidnappers and threatened to reveal their identities if they continued their activities. He also claimed that although he had secured federal government approval for his security outfit, ‘Iru Ekun’, the Oyo State Government barred the group from operating and warned that any attempt to rescue the abducted children could endanger their lives.

Ibe also questioned the federal government’s response to the reported abduction of more than 50 schoolchildren in Mussa, Borno State, last month.

“By the way, who knows those behind the abduction of over 50 school children in Mussa, Borno State on May 15, 2026? Why is Tinubu and his government mute over the Borno abduction? Are those school children not Nigerians? When will the Commander-in-Chief and Consoler-in-Chief send a delegation to Mussa like it did in the case of Oriire? When will Borno and other vulnerable states get their own forest guards? Why wait for a tragedy to occur before the Tinubu government takes action to stem insecurity in our country?”

Igboho should consider mentioning the names of those responsible, as transparency is crucial in seeking justice and ensuring accountability. It is disheartening that politicians, who are supposed to protect and serve the lives of their citizens, instead put lives at risk through negligence or malicious actions. Their failure to act responsibly not only endangers innocent lives but also erodes public trust in leadership. For the safety and well-being of everyone, it is imperative that those in power prioritize human lives over political gains.