Mr. Paul Ibe, the media adviser to former vice president Atiku Abubakar, has ur
He intervened in response to Igboho’s recent remarks made during a meeting with members of the National Association of Nigerian Students, in which the activist asserted that he was aware of the politicians who were reportedly supporting kidnappers in certain regions of the South-West.
Igboho had informed his guests that if strong action was taken against the kidnappers, they could be driven out.If I’m allowed to enter the hiding places
The comments were made in light of worries about the kidnapping of teachers and students in Oyo State’s Oriire Local Government Area, a development that has rekindled concerns about the spread of insecurity and kidnapping into areas that are typically thought to be safer than some of the nation’s conflict-prone areas.
ged the Department of State Services and other security agencies to invite Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho, a Yoruba nation activist, to reveal the identities of politicians he claims are funding kidnappers who are abducting students and teachers in Oyo State.
In a post on X on Thursday, Ibe issued the call, contending that security services need to utilize any reliable information that could support attempts to save the victims and demolish the criminal networks responsible for the attacks.
In response to Igboho’s allegations, Ibe stated that if he did have information that could support existing investigations, security agencies should contact him right once.
“Every option should be on the table to fast-track the safe release of the school children and teachers,” he stated. “I believe that the State Security Service and other security agencies need to invite Ighoho to release those names to them since Sunday Ighoho claims to know those behind the abduction of students and teachers in Oriire, Oyo State.”
Ibe questioned the Federal Government’s “muted” response to the alleged kidnapping of over fifty pupils in Mussa, Borno State, on May 15 and expanded the discussion to include the nation’s broader insecurity issues.
He questioned, “By the way, who knows those behind the abduction of over 50 school children in Mussa, Borno State, on May 15, 2026?,” drawing a contrast between the official responses to the events in Oyo and Borno states.
“Why are Tinubu and his administration silent about the kidnapping in Borno? Are those students not from Nigeria? When will Mussa receive a delegation from the Commander-in-Chief and Consoler-in-Chief, as he did with Oriire?
When will Borno and other states that are at risk receive their own forest guards? Why does the Tinubu administration wait for a catastrophe to happen before acting to reduce insecurity in our nation?
The most recent conversation has once again raised awareness of school safety and the ongoing threat posed by kidnapping gangs in various regions of the nation.
Numerous mass kidnappings that have targeted schools in Nigeria over the past ten years, especially in northern regions, have led to recurrent calls for greater community policing, increased protection for vulnerable communities, and increased intelligence gathering.
The remarks are likely to increase pressure on authorities to look into suspicions of political sponsorship of criminal gangs and secure the release of victims who are still in captivity, even though security agencies have not yet publicly responded to either Igboho’s accusations or Ibe’s appeal.
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