By Peace Udugba
Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has threatened to reveal the identities of politicians he alleged are behind the abduction of schoolchildren in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State.
According to a report by Vanguard on Thursday, June 4, 2026, Igboho made the allegation while reacting to the recent kidnapping incident that has generated widespread concern across the state. He maintained that those responsible for insecurity in the region may not be limited to criminal gangs alone.
The activist spoke on Wednesday in a video recorded by Wisdom TV during a meeting with newly elected executives of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), led by Akinteye Babatunde, at his residence in the Soka area of Ibadan.
The meeting reportedly focused on insecurity, student safety, and the growing threat of kidnapping affecting educational communities in the region.
During the engagement, Igboho alleged that some politicians were directly sponsoring kidnappers operating in Oyo State.
He claimed that the persistence of abductions in certain areas could not be fully explained without the involvement of influential individuals within the political class.
According to him, such alleged sponsorship has enabled criminal groups to continue operating in forests and rural communities where many of the kidnapping incidents occur.
Igboho further disclosed that he had previously offered to assist in rescuing the abducted pupils but was prevented from doing so by the Oyo State Government.
He claimed that state authorities informed him that the kidnappers had threatened to kill the children if he intervened.
He said his intention was to support efforts aimed at securing the release of the victims, but that the warning allegedly conveyed by government officials stopped him from carrying out the operation.
“Later, they (the Oyo government) informed me that the kidnappers said if I try to force myself to come rescue the children, they will kill them all. If they are serious about rescuing the victims, they should tell my boys and me to chase them out of the forests in our regions and see if those people will remain there even with their bombs and sophisticated weapons,” he said.
Igboho insisted that he was prepared to assist in tackling insecurity in the region and reiterated his call for stronger action against criminal elements operating within Oyo State.
