Family Pleads with Tinubu to Retrieve Body of Teacher Killed in Oyo School Attack

* Rescue kidnapped pupils

Alex Enumah in Abuja 

The family of the late Mr. Oyedokun Michael Olugbade, who was killed by suspected terrorists, has asked President Bola Tinubu to help locate his remains so that they can be buried with dignity.

Olugbade was one of the teachers abducted from Community High School, Ahoro Esinle in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State on 15 May 2026. He was reportedly killed a few days after the kidnapping, but his body has not yet been found.

In a letter sent to the president through their lawyer, Mr Deji Adeyanju, the family expressed that, in addition to their personal grief, they are “deeply disturbed that several other innocent Nigerians, including persons abducted alongside late Mr Oyedokun Michael Olugbade during the same tragic incident, are still believed to be held in captivity by these terrorists under extremely life‑threatening conditions.”

The letter described Olugbade as a peaceful and diligent teacher at Community High School, Ahoro‑Esinle, whose life was cruelly and violently cut short in heartbreaking and inhumane circumstances.

They noted that the late teacher is survived by a wife and two sons, who have been left traumatized by the gruesome manner of his death. The family lamented that: “Despite widespread national reports regarding the death of the late Mr. Oyedokun Michael Olugbade, his remains are yet to be seen or recovered.”

“In these distressing circumstances, we respectfully appeal for Your Excellency’s urgent intervention to direct the relevant security and intelligence agencies to intensify efforts towards locating and recovering his body, so that his family may be afforded the solemn opportunity to conduct a dignified burial and rescue other victims still in captivity.”

The family specifically urged the president not to delegate this matter to representatives alone, but to also be at the forefront by personally visiting the affected families. “Your presence would offer reassurance that the government stands firmly with them in their grief and shows government commitment to rescuing the remaining abducted victims.”

“In light of the foregoing, we respectfully call on Your Excellency to treat this matter with the utmost urgency and seriousness it deserves, and to ensure that all necessary steps are taken to recover the remains of Late Mr. Oyedokun Michael Olugbade, rescue the remaining victims and bring the perpetrators of this heinous crime to justice,” the letter dated 25 May read in part.

Nearly two weeks after the kidnapping of the pupils and teachers of Community High School, Ahoro‑Esinle, the government has yet to secure their release or apprehend the perpetrators.