The rescued principal of Community High School in Oriire Local Government Area, Mrs. Folake Alamu, has revealed that two teachers abducted alongside the pupils were killed by their captors.
She disclosed that Mr. John Olaleye was killed on the first Sunday of June 2026, in addition to the earlier confirmed death of the Mathematics teacher, Mr. M. Oyedokun.
According to Mrs. Alamu, the kidnappers claimed the teachers were killed due to the pressure mounted on them by security operatives.
Adegboye was buried in Ogbomoso on May 22.
The principal, the other rescued children and teachers were received by Governor Seyi Makinde at the State Government House.
She said, “There are times that we have hope that we will all come out alive. The terrorists killed Mr Michael, the first teacher, on the second day of our abduction and Deacon, the second teacher, was killed on the first Sunday of June.
“They killed them purposely because they thought it would force the hand of the government to provide them whatever they wanted. They already knew that the whole world was interested in our case. We have scars already, and we believe that God will heal us. We appreciate everyone that contributed to this success.”
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Recounting their experience in captivity, the principal stressed that the victims spent most of the 56 days in the open forest, exposed to harsh weather conditions while trying to keep the children alive and emotionally stable.
“You can only imagine it. It was not easy. We were in the forest, in the open, most of the time, under the sun and under the rain, with the children. But we kept going because there was no way out.
“We knew it was only God that could help us, and we believed people were praying for us. That kept us going,” she said.
Alamu disclosed that although she was not physically assaulted, several of the younger pupils suffered severe beatings whenever they cried or made noise.
