Lagos State Teachers Protest Against Oyo’s School Abduction 

Summary: The Lagos state wing of the Nigeria Union of Teachers had on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, staged a peaceful protest at the Lagos State House of Assembly to demand the immediate rescue of the abducted pupils, students, and teachers in the captivity of kidnappers. They issued a one-week ultimatum to the Federal Government to take decisive counter-insecurity action

The Lagos state wing of the Nigeria Union of Teachers had on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, staged a peaceful protest at the Lagos State House of Assembly to demand the immediate rescue of the abducted pupils, students, and teachers in the captivity of kidnappers. They decried that schools are no longer safe for learning.

Recall that gunmen abducted 39 pupils, students, and seven teachers from three schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, on May 15, 2026. One of the teachers, Mr. Oyedokun Olugbade, who teaches mathematics has already been killed by the captors.  

This rally complies with the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT)’s directive for simultaneous nationwide protests across all 36 states over the rising wave of kidnappings targeting schools and educators. The protest led by Lagos NUT Chairperson Comrade Akintoye Mujeeb had hundreds of educators carrying banners and chanting solidarity songs march from Ikeja to the Lagos State House of Assembly complex in Alausa. 

The teachers held placards bearing messages like “Let teachers teach in peace,” and “Bandits must not dictate the future of education,” and “No nation rises above the safety of its teachers.”

The protesters accused the Nigerian government of failing to adequately protect schools, teachers and communities from the growing threat of kidnappings and armed attacks. They demand stronger protection for schools and issued a one-week ultimatum to the Federal Government to take decisive counter-insecurity action

Prior to this demonstration, all public primary and secondary schools in Oyo State embarked on an indefinite strike in protest of the continued captivity of the abductees. Similar demonstrations were also held in Oyo, Ogun, Edo, Osun, Bayelsa, Abia, Kano, Borno, Abuja and several other states. Notable civil groups like the National Parent Teacher Association of Nigeria (NAPTAN), Nigeria Teachers Congress (NTC), National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), and Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) have joined the nationwide demonstrations.