Nollywood actress, Toyin Abraham, has expressed intense grief and outrage over the recent terrorist invasion of Community High School in the Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. Heavily armed men recently stormed the institution, abducting scores of students, the school principal, and several teachers.
Taking to her Instagram page, the filmmaker stated that her heart was deeply heavy over the tragedy. She sympathized with the grieving families, the traumatized community, and the parents whose children were forcefully taken into the forest.
Voicing her frustration over the escalating insecurity, Abraham stressed that no child should have to fear going to school and no family should wake up to the reality of bloodshed. She also directly challenged the Oyo State Government, questioning what measures have been put in place to prevent future occurrences of such brazen attacks.
Her post reads
‘’My heart is deeply heavy over the painful killings and abductions happening in Oyo State and across different parts of Nigeria.
As someone with strong ties to Oyo State through family, culture and love for the people, this tragedy feels very personal to me. It is heartbreaking to see innocent lives lost, families thrown into mourning, children living in fear and communities traumatized by violence.
I mourn especially with the families of the victims, the parents whose children were taken, and everyone affected by the recent attacks in Oriire Local Government and other parts of the state. No Nigerian deserves to live in fear. No child should be afraid to go to school. No family should wake up to news of violence and bloodshed.
I want to sincerely commend the efforts of the security agencies and the Oyo State Government but it is important to appeal for more urgent and decisive actions to secure the release of those still in captivity and strengthen the protection of lives and communities. And please, what is the state government doing to prevent future occurrence?
Nigeria belongs to all of us, and this is a time for unity, compassion and collective responsibility. We cannot normalize violence. We must continue to speak up, support one another and pray for peace to return to our land.
May God comfort every grieving family, heal our nation and protect every innocent life.
Toyin Abraham Ajeyemi”
