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The Oyo State Police command has neutralised a suspected kidnapper during a coordinated security operation along the Awe–Iwo Road axis of the state and rescued a 15-year-old kidnapped boy identified ...
News Nigeria » Oyo » Security: One suspected kidnapper killed as police rescue 15-year-old boy in Oyo
Operatives of the yo State Police Command has rescued a 15-year-old boy abducted from Akinyele Local Government Area. They also killed a ...
News Nigeria » Oyo » Security: Nigeria’s school kidnapping threat is changing: 4 lessons from the 56-day Oyo attack
Following the mass abduction of 46 pupils and teachers in Oyo State, south-west Nigeria in 2026, the authorities attributed the attack to the Ansaru terrorist group. Key suspects were prosecuted and ...
News Nigeria » Oyo » Security: Police rescue 15-year-old kidnapped boy in Oyo
The Oyo State Police command has rescued a 15-year-old kidnapped boy, Sumaila Muhammadu, and neutralised one suspect during a gun duel on the Awe-Iwo Road.
News Nigeria » Oyo » Security: Nigeria Rescues Schoolchildren, Teachers Abducted in Oyo, Presidency Says
LAGOS, July 10 (Reuters) - At least 39 schoolchildren and six teachers kidnapped by gunmen in Nigeria's southwestern Oyo state nearly two months ago have been rescued by security forces, a ...
News Nigeria » Oyo » Security: Oyo South APM Senatorial Candidate, Odidiomo Urges FG To Address Infrastructural Deficit, Security Challenges In Ibarapaland
Oyo South senatorial candidate of the Allied Peoples’ Movement (APM), Hon. Adedeji Dhikrullahi Olajide Odidiomo, has called on the federal government to urgently address the infrastructure deficit and ...
News Nigeria » Oyo » Security: What's the update on Nigeria's security reforms?
October 20, 2026, was the sixth anniversary of the 2020 #EndSARS protests. Any update from the Nigerian police on measures to improve policing in Nigeria? How do we ensure that atrocities linked to ...
News Nigeria » Oyo » Security: Officials Say 39 Pupils Abducted in Nigeria's Oyo State, One Teacher Killed
Officials Say 39 Pupils Abducted in Nigeria's Oyo State, One Teacher Killed By Camillus Eboh ABUJA, May 18 (Reuters) - Gunmen abducted at least 39 schoolchildren and seven teachers in Nigeria's ...
News Nigeria » Oyo » Security: Oyo SSG, TMC advocate ethical leadership, accountability to drive national development
Oyo State chapter, have called for ethical leadership, accountability and responsible citizenship as essential drivers of national development, noting that corruption, insecurity and declining public ...
News Nigeria » Oyo » Security: I will not step down for any other candidates — Oyo NDC guber candidate, Hakeem Adebola
The governorship candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in Oyo State, Hakeem Adebola Yusuf, speaks with Soji Ajibola on his political journey, plans for agriculture, security, education, ...
News Nigeria » Oyo » Security: Nigeria needs reset, not turn by turn leadership — Makinde
Makinde made the call at the APM South-West town hall meeting in Akure, Ondo State, attended by party leaders and representatives from Lagos, Ogun, Ekiti, Osun and Ondo states. He urged Nigerians to ...