The Peoples Democratic Party has condemned the killing of a mathematics teacher abducted alongside others from three schools in Oyo State, describing the incident as further evidence of worsening insecurity under President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
In a statement signed by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Ini Ememobong, the PDP said insecurity had become “the lived reality of citizens” under the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government.
The opposition party accused the government of lacking both the capacity and political will to tackle insecurity, noting that kidnappings and violent attacks had continued to spread across the country.
According to the statement, the latest abduction and killing adds to “an endless catalogue of victims,” while also fueling what it described as a growing “ransom economy” that has drained trillions of naira from Nigerians.
The PDP expressed sympathy to the families of the deceased teacher and other kidnap victims, urging the Federal Government to move beyond “performative assurances” and adopt practical, sustained, and results-oriented security measures.
“The targeting of schools is not incidental. It is a direct assault on Nigeria’s future,” the statement read.
The party warned that persistent attacks on schools could worsen Nigeria’s already high out-of-school children crisis, reduce school attendance, and weaken literacy levels nationwide.
It further alleged that student kidnappings had become common under the current administration, criticizing the government’s response as “half-hearted and disparate.”
The PDP also challenged President Tinubu to devote more effort to improving national security, rather than what it called attempts to “constrict the political space against the opposition.”
The party advocated a “whole-of-society approach” to security, emphasizing the need for political will, community engagement, and stronger institutional coordination to achieve lasting results.
“The government must choose between taking on security headlong or owning up to its failure,” the statement concluded.
