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The Oyo school abduction and its aftermath
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Where it stands
The Senate rejected Governor Seyi Makinde’s call for a UN investigation into the Oyo abduction. The report does not say whether the dispute over that proposal or the abduction’s aftermath has been resolved.
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The story so far
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19 Million Children Out of School as Nigeria Kidnapping Fear Spreads South
A 56-day abduction in Oyo State shows why 19 million Nigerian children are staying home — and why rescue alone has not brought them back.
Still open after this report
- No settled number of Oriire pupils and teachers taken and freed; reports give 44, 45 and 46.
- No verified national tally of recent mass abductions, and no sourced account here of a June teacher execution, strikes, or a UN inquiry dispute.
History
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Who's involved
People
- Bayo OnanugaNigerian journalist1 report
- Oluwaseyi Abiodun MakindeNigerian politician1 report
Places
- Community High Sch. Ahoro-Esinele6FW662Q3+85X, 9 Ahoro-Esiele, Dada 210115, Oyo, Nigeria1 report
- First Baptist Church Nursery and Primary School7, 6FW5GC39+QP2, Ago-Are 203106, Oyo, Nigeria1 report
- NigeriaNigeria1 report
- Ori IreOri Ire, Oyo, Nigeria1 report
Every outlet we read on this story
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