Fayose alleges Makinde government staged Oyo abduction to blackmail Tinubu

Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has alleged that the recent abduction of schoolchildren and teachers in Oyo State may have been orchestrated by the state government as part of a plot to discredit President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Fayose made the claim during a televised interview while reacting to the kidnapping of pupils and teachers in parts of Oyo State, an incident that attracted nationwide attention and prompted intervention from the Federal Government.

According to the former governor, state governments have a primary responsibility to address local security challenges and should not be quick to shift blame to the Federal Government.

“Before you get to the president in the hierarchy of leadership and governance, there is local government, there is state. The state has security votes and there are people that are supposed to be working,” Fayose said.

He criticised Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, alleging that the governor did not respond swiftly to the incident and instead focused on political activities.

“In Oyo State, I strongly believe, though I might be wrong, that this sometimes might be orchestrated. The governor of Oyo State had his nomination and that of his candidates in the face of this abduction,” he stated.

“He did not take any action; no steps were taken. It was after those nominations that he went to the families to visit them.”

Fayose further claimed that the abduction could have been designed to portray the Federal Government in a negative light.

“I sometimes believe that the abduction at the Oyo school was orchestrated by the Oyo State Government to blackmail President Tinubu,” he alleged.

The comments come in the wake of the abduction of pupils and teachers by gunmen in parts of Oyo State, which sparked public concern and renewed calls for improved security around schools.

At the time of filing this report, neither Governor Makinde nor the Oyo State Government had officially responded to Fayose’s allegations.

The incident continues to generate political and public debate, with stakeholders calling for intensified efforts to secure schools and tackle rising insecurity across the country.

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