The executed Mathematics teacher, Mr. Oyedepo
By Toyin Williams
Troops which included Soldiers, Amotekun operatives, and local vigilante have arrested suspected informants and gun runner for terrorists this is just as the terrorists executed a Mathematics teacher in captivity
Recall that the terrorists stormed Ahoro-Esinele Community and snatched seven teacher
The killing of the Mathematics teacher was confirmed by the Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde confirmed.
“The victim a mathematics teacher was executed on camera and the video sent out this morning.
“What we know right now is that seven teachers in all were abducted. And, unfortunately, we got a video this morning that one of the teachers… was killed by the terrorists,” Makinde said in a statement by his media adviser, Dr. Suleimon Olanrewaju.
The rescue came at a cost. Security forces closing in on the kidnappers’ hideout ran into Improvised Explosive Devices planted along the route.
Soldiers, Amotekun operatives, and local vigilantes died in the blasts.
Others are in hospital, with Makinde vowing the state “will spare no cost” for their treatment.
Six people were picked up in the locality. Police say some are suspected informants and logistics runners for the gang. Another security outfit arrested three more persons of interest elsewhere in the state.
Makinde expressed condolences to the families of the slain teacher and the fallen security personnel. He promised a two-pronged push to free the remaining captives — “both kinetic and non-kinetic” — and asked relatives, religious leaders, and the public for patience.
“There may not be quick fixes, but we will continue to endeavour to push ourselves to the limit to resolve this quickly,” he said.
The governor also flagged a bigger worry: bandits fleeing military pressure in the North-West and North-East are drifting south. He said he’s in talks with the Kwara governor to block the spillover.
“We must be prepared on this side to, also, either repel or neutralise terrorists fleeing the pressure point,” Makinde warned.
He said daily briefings would now update the public as the manhunt continued.
