Oyo Abduction: Senate Donates N50m to Families of Slain Teachers, Soldiers
Akpabio said each of five bereaved families will get ₦10 million after a rescue operation that left two teachers and three security personnel dead.
- Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced on Wednesday a ₦50 million donation to families of victims from the Oriire Local Government Area abduction in Oyo State, supporting relatives of two teachers and three security personnel.
- Last Friday, military and security agencies rescued abducted schoolchildren after 56 days in captivity, though the operation resulted in deaths of two teachers and three security personnel during separate gun battles with kidnappers.
- Teachers Michael Oyedokun and John Olaleye died while held by abductors, while Lieutenant F. A. Isaac, Private Silas Musa of the 81 Battalion, and Sergeant Abena John Jerome were killed during the rescue mission.
- Akpabio stated each of the five affected families will receive ₦10 million to support children and dependents left behind, with Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele directed to oversee the fund distribution.
- Lawmakers also cautioned Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde against involving foreign human rights organizations, specifically the United Nations, arguing that international intervention could undermine federal security efforts.
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Senate approves ₦50m for families of security personnel, teachers killed in Oyo rescue operation
By Henry Umoru ABUJA — The Senate on Wednesday approved a ₦50 million donation to the families of five Nigerians who lost their lives during the rescue operation that freed schoolchildren abducted in Oyo State after 56 days in captivity. The resolution followed a proposal by the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, during […] The post Senate approves ₦50m for families of security personnel, teachers killed in Oyo rescue operation a…
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The Nigerian Senate has approved a donation of N50 million to the families of five individuals who lost their lives in the abduction of pupils and teachers from schools in the Oriire local government area of Oyo State. Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced the donation during plenary on Wednesday, describing their deaths as a painful sacrifice […] Oyo abduction: Senate donates N50m to families of slain teachers, soldiers
Oriire Abduction: Senate donates N50m to families of 5 dead victims
The Senate on Wednesday donates ₦50 million to the families of five Nigerians who lost their lives in the kidnappers’ deen and during the rescue operation that freed school children and their teachers abducted in Oyo State after 56 days in captivity. The resolution followed a proposal by the President of the Senate, Senator […]
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