President Bola Tinubu says the Federal Government refused to pay ransom for abducted schoolchildren and teachers taken from schools in Oriire Local Government Area, Oyo State, on May 15. Speaking at the Presidential Villa in Abuja during a meeting with Oba Rashidi Ladoja, the Olubadan of Ibadanland, and leaders of the Oyo State Council of Obas, Tinubu said authorities rejected “the deal” proposed by the abductors. He stated that the government understands the geography of the forest where the victims were kept, which informed its response. Tinubu also described the main demands made by the terrorists and said the government communicated a refusal to agree to them. According to the reports, the government’s position led to the rescue of the abducted pupils and teachers without paying ransom. The outlets describe the meeting as the setting where Tinubu provided further details on the reasoning behind the decision and reiterated that the government did not negotiate with the kidnappers’ demands.
Tinubu explains federal government’s refusal to pay ransom in Oyo school abduction
President Bola Tinubu says the Federal Government refused to pay ransom for abducted schoolchildren and teachers taken from schools in Oriire Local Government Area, Oyo State, on May 15. Speaking at t...
- Abduction involved schoolchildren and teachers from Oriire Local Government Area, Oyo State, on May 15.
- President Bola Tinubu discusses the case in a meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
- Tinubu says the Federal Government refused to pay ransom and told the abductors “no deal.”
- Reports say Tinubu cites knowledge of the forest’s geography as part of the rationale.
- Victims were rescued without paying ransom, according to the accounts.
President Bola Tinubu explains why the Federal Government rejected the demands of Oyo school kidnappers and rescued the victims without paying ransom.
2 hours agoPresident Bola Tinubu has opened up on the major demands made by terrorists who abducted pupils and teachers from schools in Oriire, Oyo State, on May 15. President Tinubu, who spoke on Thursday during his meeting with Oba Rashidi Ladoja, the Olubadan of Ibadanland, and the Oyo State Council of Obas at the Presidential Villa, said the […] Oyo abduction: ‘We told them no deal’ – Tinubu opens up on terrorists’ main demands
14 hours agoPresident Bola Tinubu has revealed why the Federal Government refused to pay ransom for the abducted schoolchildren and teachers in Oriile Local Government Area of Oyo State. Speaking during his meeting with Oba Rashidi Ladoja, the Olubadan of Ibadan at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, Tinubu said they know the geography of the forest. DAILY […] Oyo abduction: ‘Why we refused to pay ransom’ – Tinubu
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