Orire Abduction: Makinde's Aide Denies Brandishing Firearm, Details Role In Student Abduction Protests

The protests erupted following the abduction of students about two weeks ago, an incident comrade Victor Olojede called “truly a sad event.” The SSA said he has “personally lent my voice to find a way to bring these children back safely to their parents.”

Giving what he termed “for the sake of accountability,” Olojede recounted his activities beginning Monday, when he joined protesters marching from Mokola through Agodi Gate and Total Garden to the Oyo State Government Secretariat.

While at the Secretariat gate, Olojede said he intervened repeatedly to maintain order among demonstrators. He stated that when “some of these supposedly peaceful protesters began manhandling commercial motorcyclists and even elderly people,” he “called them to order” and cautioned that “if they resorted to bullying or violence, the purpose of the protest would not be achieved.”

The Governor’s aide further disclosed that he directed protesters to allow passage for a truck loaded with gas cylinders that had been stopped on the road, warning that “if anything ignited the gas-laden vehicle, it could cause an explosion.” According to him, the protesters complied.

Comrade Victor Olojede credited his intervention for the reopening of blocked roads at 2:00 PM on Monday, stressing that he “stood there with them as one of them” due to shared concern for the abducted children. He added that he purchased bottled water for some protesters “to help them stay calm.”

The situation escalated on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, Comrade Olojede said, after the leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) met with Governor Seyi Makinde at the Secretariat to register their concerns.

Following the meeting, Comrade Olojede stated that he joined a NANS delegation of about six hundred students traveling to Orire Local Government Area in Ogbomoso to visit the affected schools and sympathize with families of the abducted students.

En route, the convoy stopped at a filling station to refuel when, according to Comrade Victor Olojede, a group of protesters confronted the NANS leadership and demanded they join a road blockade. After NANS leaders declined, citing a separate itinerary, “another set of these supposedly peaceful protesters arrived and attacked the students with sticks and stones,” he said. The student leaders “repelled the attack,” he added.