‘Dialogue with them, save our lives’, kidnapped Oyo

The phrase “Dialogue with them, save our lives” comes from a 2024 kidnapping in Oyo State, Nigeria, where gunmen abducted several students and staff from a secondary school. Victims and their families publicly urged the authorities to open negotiations with the kidnappers, saying that talking to the captors was the only way to ensure the hostages’ safe release. The incident sparked national debate over the use of dialogue versus military force in resolving school kidnappings. Views Nigeria