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'They arrived around 9AM wearing army uniforms’: Elderly Ogbomoso resident recounts how 46 people were kidnapped (Video)

An elderly resident of Oyo State has shared a heartbreaking account of how dozens of schoolchildren and teachers were allegedly abducted during a recent attack in the Oriire Local Government Area near Ogbomoso.

Speaking during an interview with media personality Chude Jideonwo, the man explained that his son’s wife, who teaches at one of the affected schools, was among those reportedly taken away by the attackers.

According to him, the woman seen crying while carrying a baby in a viral video circulating online is his daughter-in-law, and the abducted victims had still not been released at the time of the interview.

“My son’s wife is teaching in that school, they have taken her away. Yes, she is the one crying in the circulating video, the woman with the baby. They are yet to release them till now, we have not seen any one of them,” he said emotionally.

During the interview, Chude Jideonwo asked whether the video was recorded before the victims were taken away, but the elderly man explained that the community still had little understanding of how the operation was carried out.

When asked if such an incident had happened in the area before, the man responded that kidnappings of that scale were unusual in the community.

“It’s not common. Even if it has happened before, it is not in this manner. We don’t agree with such things here,” he said.

Narrating the incident further, the man alleged that the attackers arrived around 9 a.m. dressed in military camouflage, making residents initially believe they were genuine security personnel.

“It was around 9 am in the morning. They passed through this route dressed in Army camouflage. We didn’t take it seriously because we thought they were soldiers. But when they got to the school junction, they entered the school and started shooting everywhere,” he recounted.

He added that panic broke out as some of the children reportedly tried to escape through windows but were unable to do so due to fear and their young age.

“Some children wanted to flee through the window, but they didn’t have the strength. They packed the children, including nursery and primary school pupils, and took them away. They moved them through the road like a flock of cattle,” he said.

The attack reportedly occurred on Friday morning, May 15, 2026, when heavily armed gunmen riding motorcycles allegedly stormed several schools in the area. Schools said to have been targeted include Community High School, Ahoro-Esinele, and Yawota Baptist Nursery and Primary School.

Community leaders claimed that about 46 persons, including seven teachers and 39 students and pupils, were abducted during the attack. However, the Oyo State Police Command earlier stated that between 25 and 32 persons were still unaccounted for as rescue operations continued.

They came dressed like soldiers. That was the first thing he noticed. He walked us through everything. the direction they came from, the path they took, the moment everything changed. This community had seen cases before. One person here. Two people there. Nothing that prepared… pic.twitter.com/uBFRlQENwx

— Star Potter (@Starpotternews) May 26, 2026

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Most of the little children must have lost their life by now, what a country under a careless, wicked and conscienceless President, gosh

You guys are now safe as igboho has launched his on security network. No more kping of their people.

U guys are still playing politics with human lives in that part of the world.

The situation in Oyo,Ondo and kwara states are under reported because of Tinubu...with time we shall know the true situation.

Their elders are suddenly quiet...that professor is now dump,the Adeboyes are now unresponsive.

No one is talking because of politics.

Very disheartening stuff. The idiots in power are calculating what to say aand not what to do?

Ibechris2:
U guys are still playing politics with human lives in that part of the world.

The situation in Oyo,Ondo and kwara states are under reported because of Tinubu...with time we shall know the true situation.

Their elders are suddenly quiet...that professor is now dump,the Adeboyes are now unresponsive.

No one is talking because of politics.

Go delta and Bayelsa and see fulani balling inside forest.

CodeTemplar:
Go delta and Bayelsa and see fulani balling inside forest.

The fulani didn't sack any village in Bayelsa and Delta.

But in Kwara,it is even villagers running and leaving their houses because of the fulanis.

They should continue leaving tinubu and be blaming obi!

Abeg make una bring mandate make we stand.

During the time of your vice president being the governor of Borno at the peak of Boko Haram,
An escape bomber, a senior boko haram member was found in the state government house.


Let that sink in.

It's a pity that their leaders failed them.

You shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free. The truth is that this government has failed to secure lives and properties

CodeTemplar:
Very disheartening stuff. The idiots in power are calculating what to say.

One of their idiotsssss once said nobe today kidnapping start

UncleAyo:
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Is it true or fake news?
Eh?

Yet they have the guts to conduct primaries with no repercussions. People wey dem suppose dey stone whenever them see dem.

Was it ghanians or kenyans that stood in the sun to be counted because they were induced by whatever during the so-called primaries

Nigerians ain't ready yet. 🥱

Prestar:
'They arrived around 9AM wearing army uniforms’: Elderly Ogbomoso resident recounts how 46 people were kidnapped (Video)

They came dressed like soldiers. That was the first thing he noticed. He walked us through everything. the direction they came from, the path they took, the moment everything changed. This community had seen cases before. One person here. Two people there. Nothing that prepared… pic.twitter.com/uBFRlQENwx

— Star Potter (@Starpotternews) May 26, 2026

Exactly, some of those little children might even be abandoned inside the forest by the abductors when sick which definitely many would be by now, and leaving them behind will be the only alternative so as to not to slow the abductors down and sadly, our security outfits àrent tracking their steps, I believe if they are actually tracking their steps, they would have started seeing one or two of those abandoned Children, either alive and sick or dead. Possibility of abandoning them in the forest by the abductors and wild animals devouring those little ones is highly possible also. That forest is full of wild animals and unfit for human abode. Those abductors don't stay at a place in the forest, they move very fast inside the forest to avoid being detected by anybody....they are always on the move and that's why that forest out to have been encircled since....the forest has branches into Kogi, Edo, Kwara etc......by now, we supposed to have gotten a navigational map drawing, aerial view of the forest and the names of the communities within the forest but nothing yet....we could get drones to snap the aerial view or a small plane to get the actual aerial view of the forest and possible mountain, caves the abductors could hide to rest with the victims..Train Dogs could do a lot of help here, the dogs would have detected and track the abductors by now if they were engaged. The government of Nigeria doesn't care about the citizens I swear..........

franchasofficia:
Most of the little children must have lost their life by now, what a country under a careless, wicked and conscienceless President, gosh

franchasofficia:
Most of the little children must have lost their life by now, what a country under a careless, wicked and conscienceless President, gosh

I think so too. No way those toddler can survive in that environment

some as little as 2 yrs old hmmmm.

My conscience can never allow me to defend nonsense or evil.

Even if the kidnapping was politically motivated, for the fact that you haven't able to make any reasonable arrest or kill simply means the head of government has failed woefully.

How do these people sleep at night?

How do he join others for Solat knowing fully well that innocent kids are dying inside a forest.

How do the wife, as a church minister or whatever her post is, cope and feel when mentioning name of Jesus.

This country will make someone to disbelief in existence of God o. Ehnn..

Which one is allegedly again
How can you call confirm kidnapping alleged
I hope these news media won't tell us that Oyedokun was allegedly killed

Naustine:
I think so too. No way those toddler can survive in that environment

Very painful.

It feels more painful reading this as a parent.

This is a very terrible situation in Nigeria. Those kids may have lost their lives due to exposure to harsh weather and starvation.


But, who am I to speak?? When their elders and chiefs are all dumb because of dirty tribal politics.

If we vote Tinubu out and vote somebody in will incursions, invasions and kidnapping of this scale stop?
Unless Tinubu welcome the idea of state policing or act aggressively against this Fulani bandits this attacks will continue repeatedly.

Government is part and parcel of this kidnapping. A simple solution is to bring in trained dogs already fitted with trackers and even surveillance camera. We watch films and see a lot being done in rescue mission. The dogs would never compromise or run back. The authority would send the dogs out while following and monitoring the surveillance on the dogs through the monitors.....the dogs would never make a mistake in locating the abductors.......by now, we would have gotten to the end of this issue.......

3kay945:
My conscience can never allow me to defend nonsense or evil.

Even if the kidnapping was politically motivated, for the fact that you haven't able to make any reasonable arrest or kill simply means the head of government has failed woefully.

How do these people sleep at night?

How do he join others for Solat knowing fully well that innocent kids are dying inside a forest.

How do the wife, as a church minister or whatever her post is, cope and feel when mentioning name of Jesus.

This country will make someone to disbelief in existence of God o. Ehnn..

wallrichy:
Exactly, some of those little children might even be abandoned inside the forest by the abductors when sick which definitely many would be by now, and leaving them behind will be the only alternative so as to not to slow the abductors down and sadly, our security outfits àrent tracking their steps, I believe if they are actually tracking their steps, they would have started seeing one or two of those abandoned Children, either alive and sick or dead. Possibility of abandoning them in the forest by the abductors and wild animals devouring those little ones is highly possible also. That forest is full of wild animals and unfit for human abode. Those abductors don't stay at a place in the forest, they move very fast inside the forest to avoid being detected by anybody....they are always on the move and that's why that forest out to have been encircled since....the forest has branches into Kogi, Edo, Kwara etc......by now, we supposed to have gotten a navigational map drawing, aerial view of the forest and the names of the communities within the forest but nothing yet....we could get drones to snap the aerial view or a small plane to get the actual aerial view of the forest and possible mountain, caves the abductors could hide to rest with the victims..Train Dogs could do a lot of help here, the dogs would have detected and track the abductors by now if they were engaged. The government of Nigeria doesn't care about the citizens I swear..........

I feel like crying reading your post. It is not that I cant imagine it but feel how could this continue to be allowed, such inhumane treatment in 2026.

This show is barbaric and makes one think as if we are still living in time of the Vikings. Which was when eyes hasn't open.

So sad my brother. It's like watching a movie and not real but unfortunately, it's real under Tinubu, a Yoruba President.

You know what, when it was happening under Buhari, a Northerner and supporter of Fulani rampaging activities, I actually or we in the Southern region felt it's an arrangee kidnapping and killing, that isn't always real but when I saw the one of Kogi and Kwara, Edo also, I knew it that the criminals has come to our door steps and we need to be careful .....so sad....please, be careful and your family......

3kay945:
I feel like crying reading your post. It is not that I cant imagine it but feel how could this continue to be allowed, such inhumane treatment in 2026.

This show is barbaric and makes one think as if we are still leaving in time of the Vikings. Which was when eyes hasn't open.

franchasofficia:
Most of the little children must have lost their life by now, what a country under a careless, wicked and conscienceless President, gosh

Do you read the post at all? How hell do you want to know those guys were on 4 evil? What exactly do you want The clueless president do to protect those in a community governed by a local and state governments?
Be sincere, when you see soldiers in such manner, what's on your mind?

wallrichy:
Government is part and parcel of this kidnapping. A simple solution is to bring in trained dogs already fitted with trackers and even surveillance camera. We watch films and see a lot being done in rescue mission. The dogs would never compromise or run back. The authority would send the dogs out while following and monitoring the surveillance on the dogs through the monitors.....the dogs would never make a mistake in locating the abductors.......by now, we would have gotten to the end of this issue.......

How is the government involved?
To gain sympathy for their political ambitions or what?

Or they allow it so as not to step on toes?,

The only thing that matters to Tinubu is his relection. Lagos Ibadan Expressway Media is quite because of Tinubu relection.

The death, rape and abduction of their people means nothing to them. The clergymen are silent.

What a people, what a Nation. Calling this country a Zoo is an abberation to animals because even the animals will protect their children more than the present administration