President Bola Tinubu, alongside prominent Oyo State leaders, urged Nigerians on Tuesday to foster national unity, maintain heightened security vigilance, and offer prayers to combat persistent terrorism and recent kidnappings during the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations.
The calls followed separate goodwill messages highlighting national security concerns, including the recent abduction of students and teachers in the Oriire Local Government Area and a separate kidnapping incident linked to the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria in Ibadan.
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President Tinubu's Assurance
President Tinubu addressed the nation by emphasizing the core spiritual values of the Islamic festival and reassuring citizens of his administration's determination to eliminate criminal elements across the country.
"I assure you: you are neither abandoned nor forgotten. We will ultimately defeat all the forces of evil," stated Tinubu.
The head of state connected the ongoing economic and security reforms to the historic lessons of the religious holiday, describing the current national phase as a necessary transition toward sustainable stability.
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Traditional Ruler's Call for Sobriety
"Although the occasion calls for merriment, we need to celebrate it prayerfully and soberly bearing in mind the challenges facing Nigeria such as insecurity," argued Oba Rashidi Ladoja, the Olubadan of Ibadanland.
The first-class monarch, speaking through a statement signed by his Media Aide, Adeola Oloko, in Ibadan, specifically decried the regional wave of banditry and asked the Muslim faithful to support ongoing efforts to secure the release of the captive students.
Political Leader's Appeal to Law Enforcement
In a parallel development, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate for Oyo State concentrated on the immediate psychological and physical toll of regional insecurity on local communities.
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The senator representing Oyo South Senatorial District appealed directly to law enforcement agencies to accelerate their search operations for all individuals currently held by kidnappers.
