VeryDarkMan has fiercely criticised former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose for suggesting the recent abduction of schoolchildren and teachers in Oyo State was staged by the state government to politically blackmail President Bola Tinubu.
Fayose made the remarks during a Channels Television appearance. He questioned the timing and response of Governor Seyi Makinde’s administration.
In the interview, Fayose said: “Let me branch to Oyo State, before you get to the president in the hierarchy of leadership and governance, there is local government, there is state, state has security votes and there are people that are supposed to be working. In Oyo State, I strongly believe though I might be wrong but this sometimes might be orchestrated. The governor of Oyo State had his nomination and that of his candidates in the face of this abduction. He did not take any action, no steps were taken, it was after those nominations that he went to the families to visit them. I sometimes believe that the abduction at Oyo School was orchestrated by the Oyo State Government to blackmail President Tinubu.”
The comments have ignited fresh controversy. They come weeks after armed men abducted dozens from schools in Oriire Local Government Area.
On May 15, 2026, gunmen attacked three schools in the Ahoro-Esinele community. They seized 39 pupils and seven teachers. One mathematics teacher was later killed in captivity.
Videos of the captives pleading for rescue circulated widely. Families and residents have endured weeks of anguish with no full resolution.
Public anger has boiled over. Protests blocked roads in Ibadan and Ogbomoso. Teachers in Oyo State began an indefinite strike on June 1, demanding urgent action to secure the victims’ release.
President Tinubu has condemned the attack and ordered additional forest guards and a specialised rescue team. Critics argue the measures remain inadequate against the expanding threat of banditry now reaching the Southwest.
VeryDarkMan did not hold back in his response. In a video that quickly went viral, he said: “There’s no way you will support APC and not look like a fool. Today’s fool is AYO FAYOSE, former Gov of Ekiti state...in a bid to whitewash Tinubu and hide his incompetence, Ayo Fayose said yesterday that the Oyo students and teachers incident was orchestrated by the OYO state government to blackmail Tinubu. God will punish you for trying to water down the insecurity issues in Nigeria.”
The activist’s blunt words captured widespread frustration. Many Nigerians see Fayose’s theory as a cynical attempt to shift blame from federal failures while victims remain in captivity.
Adding to the drama, Fayose’s younger brother Isaac Fayose publicly rebuked him. In a video, Isaac expressed shame over the comments and questioned why similar conspiracy claims were not made about kidnappings in APC-controlled states such as Kwara, Niger and Borno.
The family spat has amplified the scandal. It exposes how personal and political loyalties often override consistent principles when insecurity claims lives.
Fayose’s intervention highlights a deeper problem. Successive governments at federal and state levels have collected security votes and established outfits like Amotekun, yet banditry has spread and intensified. Children are still snatched from classrooms with disturbing ease.
Such remarks from a former governor do little to comfort traumatised families. They instead fuel perceptions that some politicians treat tragedies as opportunities for partisan point-scoring rather than demanding real accountability and results.
The Oyo incident has become another painful reminder of governance shortcomings. Public patience is wearing thin as theories multiply while concrete rescues lag.
VeryDarkMan’s intervention resonates because it rejects excuses. Nigerians want their leaders focused on ending the cycle of abductions, not debating who benefits politically from the suffering.
As operations continue and the strike persists, the focus remains on bringing the remaining victims home. Anything less only deepens the national shame.
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