The husband of Mary Akanbi, one of the teachers abducted last Friday from two schools in the Oriire LGA of Oyo state, has appealed to the kidnappers to take him instead and release his wife and their 18-month-old baby.…....
The emotional revelation was made in an interview with media entrepreneur Chude Jideonwo after he visited Ogbomoso, Oyo State, days after gunmen kidnapped students, teachers and residents in the area.
According to Jideonwo, the distraught husband identified his abducted wife as Mary, who was carrying their one-and-a-half-year-old baby when she was seized by the attackers.
“My wife was kidnapped, her name is Akanbi Mary, she backed one-and-half-year-old baby,” the man said.
“We the victims are the only people remaining in the community, with no security personnel, no protection whatsoever. Most of the security personnel who tried rescue mission were all wasted.”
The man lamented the absence of security presence in the community, saying residents have been abandoned to their fate after the attack.
“I will gladly give myself to them for the sake of my wife and my child. Let them free my wife and my child and just take me instead,” he said.
“I am in the exact community where my family was taken. Let them come for me instead. They have taken everything; they have ruined my life.”
Last Friday, armed men attacked LA Primary School and Community Grammar School in Ahoro-Esiele Community, Oriire Local Government Area, of Oyo State.
Two people were killed during the attacks, while at least 45 schoolchildren, alongside a principal and several teachers, were reportedly abducted. One of the abducted teachers was later killed in captivity.
