The burial rites for Joel Adesiyan Adegboye, a 49-year-old school teacher who was shot dead during a coordinated bandit raid on schools in Oyo State, commenced on Friday at the Ayegun Baptist Church in Ogbomoso.
Adegboye, an assistant headmaster, was murdered on May 15, 2026, when heavily armed bandits simultaneously invaded three schools in the Oriire Local Government Area: Community Grammar School (Ahoro-Esiele), L.A. Primary School (Esiele), and Baptist Nursery and Primary School (Yawota). Following the church service, he is scheduled to be laid to rest at his private residence in the Owolaake area of Ogbomoso.
The attackers reportedly stormed the schools around 9:30am, abducting several teachers and students during the operation that threw the communities into panic.
Following the incident, the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, visited the affected area on Saturday and ordered the deployment of additional detectives from the Force Headquarters in Abuja to support ongoing rescue efforts.
According to the police, the reinforcement was aimed at ensuring the safe rescue of the kidnapped teachers and pupils.
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, had earlier disclosed that seven students were abducted from Community Secondary School, while 18 pupils and seven teachers were kidnapped from First Baptist Primary and Nursery School.
Makinde also confirmed that one person was killed during the attack.
The incident sparked fear across Ogbomoso and nearby communities, forcing many parents to withdraw their children from schools over concerns about possible fresh attacks.
Some schools also shut down temporarily after rumours circulated that bandits had infiltrated Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, a claim later dismissed by the institution’s management.
