NEWS UPDATE OYO SCHOOL KIDNAP: SIX INFORMANTS ARRESTED, MAIN BANDITS STILL AT LARGE

NEWS UPDATE OYO SCHOOL KIDNAP: SIX INFORMANTS ARRESTED, MAIN BANDITS STILL AT LARGE The Oyo State Police Command has arrested six suspected informants and logistics providers linked to the abduction of pupils and staff of a school in Ahoro-Esiele, Orire Local Government Area of Oyo State. ARRESTED INFORMANTS AND COURIERS Babangida Buhari Awalu Commercial motorcyclist (Okada rider). Arrested in Ojoo, Ibadan while attempting to retrieve ransom ("exchange money") for the bandits. Kabiru Aliyu Commercial motorcyclist (Okada rider). Arrested in Ojoo, Ibadan while attempting to retrieve ransom ("exchange money") for the bandits. Adewuyi Sunday Arrested during follow-up investigations. He is from Gbugbu Area of Kwara State. Ayanwola Gbenga Arrested during follow-up investigations. He is from Gbugbu Area of Kwara State. Rafiu Abdulmajeed Arrested during follow-up investigations. He is from Ago-Are in Oyo State. Adeleye Ayomide University student arrested after being caught with a victim's phone. Ransom demand emails were traced to his device. PHONE TRACKING & SIM TECHNOLOGY GAP Investigators intercepted phone calls made during and after the school raid. Conversations exposed how local informants gave the bandits step-by-step directions to navigate the Old Oyo National Park and evade military borders. Despite Nigeria's NIN-SIM linkage policy, bandits reportedly use specialized call-routing technology and portable network-masking devices to bounce calls across multiple remote cell towers, making their exact location and identity difficult to trace. BANKS AND ACCOUNTS INVOLVED Wema Bank Security reports indicate that ransom payments and digital extortion funds linked to the tracking of Adeleye Ayomide were routed into a Wema Bank account. Funds were also transferred to the bank accounts of: Adewuyi Sunday Ayanwola Gbenga Rafiu Abdulmajeed These accounts allegedly served as temporary holding points to distribute cash to forest-based bandits. SECURITY UPDATE The Central Bank of Nigeria and anti-graft agencies have reportedly frozen flagged account numbers associated with the suspects to trace further fund movements. Security agencies continue operations to locate and apprehend the principal suspects behind the school abduction. EDUCATION INFORMATION SOCIETY OF NIGERIA (EISON) Education is Power Website: www.eduinfosociety.org⁠� Our Focus Education Awareness Information Dissemination