Education in Danger Monthly News Brief, March 2021
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Safety, security and access incidents affecting the provision of education
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Published 17 March 2021
The two female students of the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ayetoro Campus, Ogun State, who were kidnapped on Sunday night, have regained freedom.
The students, Adeyemo Precious and Oyefule Abiola studying Forestry and Wildlife Management and Agricultural Economics respectively were abducted about 9 pm on Sunday when the attackers stormed Igbole Aibo Quarter area of Ayetoro, in Yewa North Local Government Area of State.
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, confirmed their release on Tuesday night.
Confirming the release of the students, the governor said, “This is to announce that we have secured the release of Precious Adeyemo and Abiola Oyefule – both OOU students recently kidnapped in Ayetoro.
The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the kidnap of two female students of Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU) by unknown gunmen.
The spokesperson of the state police command, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the victims, identified as Adeyemo Precious and Oyefule Abiola, were of Department of Forestry and Wildlife Management, and Department of Agricultural Economics, respectively
He said they were kidnapped while returning to their halls of residence located at Olowu area in Ayetoro campus of the institution, Yewa North Local Government Area of the state on Sunday evening.
He stated that a manhunt led by the area commander, in conjunction with local hunters, had been launched to rescue the victims unhurt and reunite with their families.
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Bandits again attacked a primary school at Rema in Birnin-Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State yesterday, abducting three teachers, while the pupils fled in different directions.
No pupil was taken away but the bandits went away with five motorcycles belonging to the locals and rustled some cattle.
Birnin-Gwari is one of the areas in Kaduna State that had been under constant attacks by bandits.
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A female secondary school teacher at Community High School (Jnr), in Ilara-Yewa, in Imeko Afon Local Government Area of the state, identified as Mrs Akinbola Olusola Abosede, has been kidnapped.
It was gathered that Akinbola left for Ilara-Yewa, on Sunday, in preparation for work, on Monday, before the unfortunate incident happened.
She was said to have put calls through to some of her colleagues, that she was already on her way to Ilara.
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Tribune Online learnt that the victim called a few minutes later, asking her friends to pray for her safety, while her mobile line went off shortly after the distress call.