MASS TERROR: 2-Year-Old Toddler, 7 Teachers Among 46 Abducted in Oyo Communities

IBADAN, NIGERIA — Panic and grief have gripped the Orire Local Government Area of Oyo State following the coordinated abduction of 46 people, predominantly young children and educators, by heavily armed terrorists on Friday.

According to local community leaders, the attackers stormed the region, targeting two academic institutions—Community High School, Ahoro-Esinele, and Yawota Baptist Nursery and Primary School—alongside several neighboring villages.

Among the victims is Christianah Akanbi, a two-year-old toddler attending Yawota Baptist Nursery and Primary School. Community leaders confirmed that a total of seven teachers and 39 students were marched into the forests. The bandits also snatched four motorcycles from villagers to facilitate their escape.

Security agencies have reportedly swung into action. A senior police source revealed that investigators are currently tracing the suspects’ movements using phone call logs and signals exchanged with the bandits.

The Full List of Abducted Victims

The identities of the 46 victims have been compiled by community stakeholders and school administrators. They are categorized below by their schools and communities:

School Administrators and Teachers

1. Mrs. Alamu Folawe – Principal, Community High School, Ahoro-Esinele

2. Mr. Ojo Jonathan – Vice Principal, Community High School, Ahoro-Esinele

3. Mr. Olatunde Zacchaeus – Teacher

4. Mr. John Olaleye – Teacher

5. Mr. Michael Oyedokun – Teacher

6. Mrs. Oladeji – Teacher

7. Mary Akanbi – Teacher, Yawota Baptist Nursery and Primary School

Ahoro-Esinele Community

8. Rashida Tajudeen – 11 years old

9. Ahmed Ramoni – 8 years old

10. Abdulsalam Toyib – 4 years old

11. Baraka Abioye – 16 years old

12. Fatimo Jimoh – 15 years old

13. Hassan Azeez – 14 years old

14. Joshua Adeleke – 13 years old

Yawota Community

15. Samuel Oyedele – 7 years old

16. Emmanuel Oyedele – 4 years old

17. Idowu Taiwo – 4 years old

18. Christianah Akanbi – 2 years old

19. Juwon Sunday – 7 years old

20. Sikiru Salami – 3 years old

21. Soliu Salami – 4 years old

22. Ojo Joseph – 8 years old

23. Lydia Adewole – 8 years old

24. Testimony Jacob – 5 years old

25. Kehinde Kaosara – 7 years old

26. Sewa Seyi – 7 years old

27. Waliya Bello – 4 years old

28. Lydia Olohunloluwa – 7 years old

29. Damilare Oderinde – 8 years old

30. Deborah Adebowale – 5 years old

31. Aisha Oguntowo – 10 years old

32. Lege Taiwo – 12 years old

33. Balkis Ayanwale – 8 years old

34. Asa David – 10 years old

Oniya Community

35. Shuaibu Aliyu – 10 years old

36. Ahmed Aliyu – 7 years old

37. Muiz Aliyu – 5 years old

38. Jomiloju Ogunlola – 6 years old

Alawusa Community

39. Agune Noah – 8 years old

40. Elizabeth Abadi – 5 years old

41. Tosin Abadi – 9 years old

42. Pius Stephen – 5 years old

43. Hannah Ojo – 14 years old

44. Habidat Ayanwale – 7 years old

45. Mary Gabriel – 6 years old

46. Jacob Gabriel – (Age not specified)

Stolen Assets

In addition to the mass kidnapping, the terrorists destabilized local transport by carting away critical property. The stolen items include:

• Three motorcycles from the Yawota community.

• One motorcycle from the Community High School premises.

Community Appeal: Local leaders are urgently appealing to the Oyo State Government and the Federal Government to deploy specialized anti-kidnapping squads to the Orire forests to ensure the safe rescue of the heavily traumatized children and their educators.