Teachers Stage Protest, Close Oyo Schools over Kidnapped Pupils, Colleagues
The union said the strike will continue until the abducted teachers and pupils are released, as parents and communities grow fearful.
- On Monday, the Nigeria Union of Teachers directed public primary and secondary school teachers in Oyo State to begin an indefinite strike over the continued captivity of teachers and pupils abducted two weeks ago in the Oriire Local Government Area.
- Gunmen stormed Baptist Nursery and Primary School in Yawota and Community Grammar School in Ahoro-Esiele two weeks ago, abducting 46 teachers and pupils; the strike intensified after an assistant headmaster, Adesiyan, was killed by kidnappers.
- Salami Olukayode, Secretary of the Oyo State NUT chapter, signed the circular directing the strike to compel authorities to intensify rescue efforts. Teachers across Nigeria stand in solidarity with the victims as negotiations continue.
- Take-It-Back members staged a protest Monday in Ibadan calling for urgent action on insecurity. President Bola Tinubu condemned the teacher's killing and assured residents that federal and state authorities are working to secure the remaining victims.
- Under President Tinubu's tenure, Nigeria has recorded at least nine mass school kidnapping incidents involving 551 students and staff over three years. The Oyo abduction represents the latest in a persistent crisis spanning multiple states since 2014.
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The Nigerian authorities are still looking for 39 children and seven of their teachers, abducted in mid-May in Oyo State, in the south of the country, by armed men presented by the Nigerian army as Boko Haram jihadists. Monday, June 1, 2026, a general strike was launched in the primary and secondary schools of that state, at the call of the Nigerian teachers' union, to protest the insecurity and demand the rescue of those concerned.
Oyo teachers begin indefinite strike over continued captivity of abducted colleagues, pupils
The directive followed an order from the national leadership of the NUT, which expressed concern over the prolonged detention of the abducted teachers and learners by their captors. The post Oyo teachers begin indefinite strike over continued captivity of abducted colleagues, pupils appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
Oyo School Kidnap: NUT begins nationwide protest Tuesday
…Says Students Being Used as Terrorists’ Shields By Adesina Wahab The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has announced a nationwide solidarity protest scheduled for Tuesday to draw attention to the abduction of teachers and students from schools in Oyo State. Speaking with Vanguard on Monday, the National President of the union, Mr. Audu Titus Amba, said the NUT was anxiously awaiting the safe release of the kidnapped victims. Amba expressed concer…
NACAT Condemns Oyo School Abductions, Backs Teachers Strike
NewsGhana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/nacat-condemns-oyo-school-abductions-backs-teachers-strike/The Network Against Corruption and Trafficking (NACAT) on Monday condemned the captivity of pupils and teachers seized in Oyo State, Nigeria, and backed a teachers union strike over the crisis. Gunmen raided three schools in the Oriire Local Government Area on May 15, taking more than 40 pupils…
Oyo Teachers Begin Indefinite Strike Over Continued Detention Of Abducted Colleagues, Students
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has directed all public primary and secondary school teachers in Oyo State to withdraw their services indefinitely beginning from Monday, June 1, 2026, following the continued detention of abducted teachers and learners by kidnappers. The directive, issued by the national leadership of the union and communicated to teachers across Oyo State, was contained in a statement dated May 31, 2026, and signed by the Oy…
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