The Speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Edward Adebo Ogundoyin, has rejected the alleged demand of the terrorist holding over 40 pupils and teachers of Baptist nursery and primary school in Orire local government area of the state.
The Speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly disclosed that the abductors had moved beyond financial demands to include ideological and political conditions.
According to the Speaker, the kidnappers are insisting that the state government implement Sharia law in Oyo State as part of their negotiation terms.
The abductors are also said to have listed additional demands, including cash payment, vehicles, food supplies, and the release of detained suspects allegedly held in Oyo and Ibadan.
Specifically, the group is reportedly demanding ₦1 billion to be paid into a Republic of Benin bank account, two Hilux vehicles, and the release of arrested individuals they claim are linked to their network.
The abducted pupils and teachers were taken when armed men attacked schools in Oriire LGA, triggering panic across affected communities and renewed concern over insecurity in the state.
Families of the victims have continued to appeal for urgent intervention, expressing anxiety over the safety and wellbeing of their loved ones still in captivity.