Oyo Abduction: When We Saw That Woman Crying, The Way She Was Behaving, You'd Come To Tears–Abdulfatai Buhari

Oyo Abduction: When We Saw That Woman Crying, The Way She Was Behaving, You'd Come To Tears–Abdulfatai Buhari

According to a report by Premium Times on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, Senator Abdulfatai Buhari, representing Oyo North Senatorial District, has disclosed that kidnappers who abducted schoolchildren and teachers in Orire Local Government Area of Oyo State reportedly tied as many as eight children together on a single motorcycle while moving them into a nearby forest.

He explained that the attackers carried out the operation in a highly coordinated manner, using force and weapons to control the victims as they were taken away, the senator said the incident reflects the level of brutality involved in the abduction.

He stated that the armed men, who were carrying machine guns, escorted the abducted pupils and teachers deep into the forest.

According to him, the victims were moved under tight control, with the children bound together and placed on motorcycles in a way that made escape impossible during the journey into the forest area.

Buhari further noted that the kidnappers did not only transport the victims but also documented their actions.

He explained that during the operation, the attackers were seen recording videos as they moved through the area, seemingly capturing the abduction process while advancing deeper into the forest with the hostages.

Speaking at the National Assembly on Wednesday while addressing journalists, the senator, a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), provided a detailed account of the incident.

He said his remarks were based on information surrounding the abduction that took place in Esiele community within Orire Local Government Area, stressing the disturbing nature of the event as reported.

He also drew distinctions between the Esiele incident and other high-profile school kidnappings in Nigeria.

Buhari stated that the abduction should not be compared with the Chibok schoolgirls’ case in Borno State or more recent school kidnappings recorded in Niger State, noting that the circumstances and execution were significantly different.

According to him, the situation in Esiele reflected a deeply troubling pattern involving armed movement of victims through difficult terrain and the use of motorcycles to transport abducted persons in a highly coordinated manner.

He maintained that the details of the incident pointed to a distinct operational approach by the attackers.

“When we saw that woman, no matter who you are, the moment the woman was crying, the way she was behaving, you would come to tears. The situation in Esiele is different. It’s even different from the Chibok girls. Imagine somebody doing his own morning job, carrying somebody from Yawota. It’s a five-minute drive with an Okada N50, and they thought he was chasing them and was shot on the head,” he said.