Governor Seyi Makinde says seven teachers were kidnapped by terrorists in Oriire LGA in Oyo state.

Mr Makinde announced this at a press briefing on Sunday, following a closed-door meeting with service chiefs and heads of security agencies in the state.

“What we know right now is that seven teachers were involved, were abducted. Unfortunately, we got a video this morning that one of the teachers, a math teacher, was killed by the terrorists this morning (Sunday). Of course, our prayers are with the family,” Mr Makinde said.

In a video online on Monday, the victim, who identified himself as Oyedokun M.O., a teacher at Community High School, Ahoro Esinele, was shot and beheaded.

“After the incident, the amotekun, police, military, hunters and non-state actors were mobilised to go after the terrorists. It was along that line that they ran into improvised explosives,” the governor said. Some of the Amotekun operatives were wounded. The government will continue to take responsibility and ensure that they fully recover and look after their medical bills.”

Mr Makinde added, “With the pressure on the terrorists and the bandits in the North-West, they will keep moving southward. But the problem that we have is when you have pressure in one place, we must be prepared on this side to either repel or neutralise any terrorists fleeing the pressure points.”