Investigate Oyo school abduction, rescue operation – Gov Makinde tells UN

 Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has called on the United Nations (UN) and other international human rights and accountability bodies to investigate the abduction of pupils and teachers in Oriire Local  Government Area, insisting that Nigerians deserve a full and transparent account of what transpired before and after the victims were rescued

In a statewide broadcast following the rescue and reunion of the abducted pupils and teachers with their families after 56 days in captivity, Governor Makinde said the circumstances surrounding the mass abduction and its eventual resolution were too grave to be left to domestic institutions alone.

“The circumstances surrounding this abduction are sufficiently grave and unusual to warrant independent scrutiny beyond our domestic institutions. 

Therefore, with a full sense of responsibility as the Executive Governor of Oyo State, I call on the appropriate international human rights and accountability mechanisms, including those within the United Nations system, to closely examine the facts surrounding this abduction and the circumstances of its resolution.”

Makinde stressed that his request was not intended to undermine Nigeria’s institutions but to strengthen public confidence by ensuring that the truth is established and anyone found culpable is held accountable.Africans & Diaspora

“Such scrutiny is not intended to undermine our institutions. Rather, it is intended to reinforce public confidence that the truth will be established and that every person found responsible, regardless of office, influence or affiliation, will be held accountable,” he said

The governor noted that under Nigeria’s Constitution, responsibility for national security rests with the Federal Government and the security agencies under its command.

“The Nigerian people therefore deserve a full, transparent and credible account of what happened, who was responsible, whether there were institutional failures, negligence or collusion at any level, and what measures must now be taken to ensure that no community is ever subjected to such a tragedy again,” he stated