The Presidency has criticised Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde’s call for the United Nations and other international organisations to investigate the abduction of teachers and schoolchildren in Oriire Local Government Area of the state.
According to a report published by TheCable on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, the reaction followed the successful rescue of the victims by security operatives.
Responding to Makinde’s request, the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, described the governor’s demand as unnecessary and accused him of politicising the incident.
“It is just unfortunate that Mr Makinde, maybe because of politics, because he is a presidential candidate now, doesn’t have any trust in our own institutions and is now calling on an external body to come and investigate,” Onanuga said, according to TheCable.
Makinde had earlier called for an international investigation into the abduction, saying Nigerians deserved a full account of the circumstances surrounding the incident and that the request was intended to promote accountability rather than discredit Nigeria’s security institutions.
