Yoruba nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has offered to deploy members of his private security outfit to public schools across Oyo State following growing concerns over the safety of pupils and teachers after recent abductions in the state.
The proposal comes weeks after gunmen attacked schools in Oriire Local Government Area, abducting pupils and teachers in an incident that triggered renewed concerns about insecurity around learning institutions in Oyo.
In a letter dated June 9, 2026, addressed to the Oyo State Commissioner for Education and copied to Governor Seyi Makinde, Igboho, through his security organisation, Iru Ekun Private Security Limited, requested detailed information on public schools across the state to facilitate what he described as a proactive security intervention.
According to the letter, the outfit plans to station at least two trained security personnel in every identified public school if the government approves the initiative.
“Sir, Iru Ekun Security Network’s plan, upon receipt of the requested information, is to ensure that at least two trained members of the outfit are stationed at each public school identified across Oyo State,” the letter stated.
The proposed operatives would monitor school premises, guard access points, liaise with school authorities and community vigilantes, and help prevent criminal incursions into educational facilities.
The letter was jointly signed by Igboho and the legal adviser of the Iru Ekun Security Network, Junaid Sanusi.
Beyond personnel deployment, the security outfit advised the state government to consider fencing public schools to improve surveillance and strengthen physical security measures.
“We equally advise Oyo State Government to consider the possibility of raising fences around all public schools within Oyo State in order to make the school environment easy to guard by the members of Iru Ekun Security Network stationed to such schools,” the organisation said.
Igboho’s intervention follows heightened public anxiety after armed men invaded Baptist Nursery and Primary School, Yawota, Community Grammar School, and L.A. Primary School, Esiele, all located in Oriire Local Government Area on May 15, 2026.
The attacks resulted in the abduction of dozens of pupils and teachers, drawing condemnation from parents, civil society groups and education stakeholders who called for stronger protection of schools in vulnerable communities.
While commending ongoing rescue efforts by security agencies and the Oyo State Government, the organisation stressed that preventive measures remain critical to avoiding future attacks.
“Time is of the essence. Every day without preventive deployment exposes our children and teachers to avoidable risk. With proper data and perimeter security, we can create a protective shield around every public school in Oyo State,” the letter added.
The security network also expressed readiness to work with key education agencies, including SUBEB, TESCOM, school management boards and community leaders.
Observers say the proposal reflects growing calls for community-based security initiatives as states continue to confront security threats affecting schools and rural communities.
Although Oyo State has not witnessed school attacks on the scale recorded in some northern states, the Oriire incident has intensified discussions about the need for additional security layers around public schools.
As of Thursday evening, the Oyo State Government had yet to issue an official response to the proposal.
