‘They’re using my wife,’ Abducted Oyo Principal’s husband weeps bitterly

By Tolulope Oke

The husband of abducted Oyo school principal, Mrs. Rachael Alamu, broke down in tears on Saturday as he begged Governor Seyi Makinde to intensify efforts to rescue his wife and other kidnapped victims.

The emotional appeal came during Makinde’s visit to Oriire Local Government Area, where relatives of abducted residents gathered to plead for urgent government intervention.

Mrs. Alamu, also identified as Alamu Folawe, is the principal of Community Grammar School, Esiele. She was abducted alongside other victims in the Ogbomoso axis of Oyo State in recent days.

Her husband, visibly overwhelmed by grief, told the governor that the family’s pain had worsened because his wife was allegedly being used in distress videos circulated by the abductors.

“My wife is the one being used to make the videos that are being circulated. It is very disheartening and depressing,” he said in Yoruba, before breaking down in tears.

He commended Makinde for visiting the affected community but pleaded with him not to allow the rescue efforts to slow down.

According to him, the families of the victims are living in fear and emotional torture as they wait for news of their loved ones.

The husband appealed to the governor to do everything possible to ensure that his wife and the other abducted persons return home alive.

His plea came after a fresh video reportedly showed the abducted principal appealing to President Bola Tinubu and Governor Makinde to consider dialogue as a way of securing their freedom.

The incident has sparked renewed concern over insecurity in parts of Oyo State, especially rural communities in the Ogbomoso axis, where residents have recently complained of attacks and abductions.

Families of the victims have also urged President Tinubu to support coordinated rescue efforts and ensure that the abducted persons are safely released.

Security agencies are said to be working to track the kidnappers, although authorities have yet to release full details of the ongoing operation.

The abduction has deepened fear among residents and intensified pressure on the Oyo State Government to restore confidence in affected communities.

For the husband of the abducted principal, however, the matter is painfully personal.

His wife is still in captivity, her face is allegedly being used in videos by her abductors, and every passing hour has become another painful wait for her return.