Media adviser to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Paul Ibe, has urged the Department of State Services (DSS) and other security agencies to invite Yoruba Nation agitator Sunday Igboho to provide details of politicians he alleged are supporting kidnappers operating in Oyo State.
Ibe made the appeal in a post shared on X on Thursday, saying security agencies should explore every credible lead that could help secure the release of abducted students and teachers and dismantle criminal networks.
His remarks followed statements made by Igboho during a meeting with executives of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), where the activist claimed to know the politicians allegedly financing and supporting kidnappers in parts of the South-West.
The controversy comes amid growing concerns over the abduction of students and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, an incident that has heightened fears about worsening insecurity in the region.
Responding to Igboho’s claims, Ibe said authorities should immediately seek further information from him if he possesses intelligence that could assist ongoing investigations.
“Since Sunday Ighoho claims to know those behind the abduction of students and teachers in Oriire, Oyo State, I think that the State Security Service and other security agencies knew to invite him to release those names to them.
“Every option should be on the table to fast-track the safe release of the school children and teachers.”
Ibe also drew attention to the broader security situation across the country, questioning what he described as the Federal Government’s silence over the reported abduction of more than 50 schoolchildren in Mussa, Borno State, on May 15.
Comparing the responses to the incidents in Oyo and Borno states, he said:
“By the way, who knows those behind the abduction of over 50 school children in Mussa, Borno State on May 15, 2026?
“Why is Tinubu and his government mute over the Borno abduction? Are those school children not Nigerians? When will the Commander-in-Chief and Consoler-in-Chief send a delegation to Mussa like it did in the case of Oriire?
“When will Borno and other vulnerable states get their own forest guards? Why wait for a tragedy to occur before the Tinubu government takes action to stem insecurity in our country?”
Earlier, Igboho maintained that kidnappers could be driven out if decisive measures were taken against them.
“If I am permitted to burst into the hideouts, they will flee. They are neither gnomes nor mannequins; they are humans, so they can be dislodged.
“I know the politicians behind them, and if they do not stop perpetrating their evil acts, I will mention them all. I know them. The politicians behind them are the ones giving them ammunition and money,” he said.