Dozens of Oriire schoolchildren and staffers were abducted by terrorists on May 15.
“We all need prayers. You can’t blame one man that the lord placed in a position,” said Yinka Alaseyori .
“Only WAEC candidates and teachers involved in the examination process are expected to be in school,” a teacher in Ibadan said.
Popular radio broadcaster Oriyomi Hamzat has emerged as the Accord Party’s consensus governorship candidate in Oyo state.
The speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Adebo Ogundoyin, has appealed to Muslims to observe Eid-el-Kabir by praying for the release of kidnapped Oriire students.
The Federal Road Safety Corps has deployed 1,797 personnel, including special marshals, to ensure a free traffic flow during the Eid-el-Kabir celebration.
The police command in Oyo state says it killed three suspected kidnappers and rescued a hostage.
“As we approach the next election, there is a strong gang-up against us. They are plotting to field several candidates from our region in the South,” said Mr Osoba.
No life was lost in the incident.
The DHQ claimed the beheading of a teacher and kidnapping of pupils were “an isolated criminal act and does not reflect the existence of any entrenched terrorist structure”.
