Summary: A rescued school principal from Oyo State shares the chilling story of her 56-day kidnapping ordeal, revealing how captors killed her colleagues just to pressure the government.
My people, the stories we hear in this our country can make your blood run cold. Just when you think you’ve heard it all, another one comes that leaves you speechless. This is one of them.
The principal of Community High School in Ahoro-Esiele, Oyo State, Mrs. Alamu Folawe, has finally been able to speak out about the hell she and others went through. For 56 days—that’s almost two whole months—she, alongside other teachers and innocent pupils, were held captive by kidnappers.
Fifty-six days of fear. Fifty-six days of not knowing if you will see the next sunrise.
But the part of her story that will tear your heart to pieces is the reason she said their captors gave for their cruelty. According to the traumatised principal, the kidnappers were not just holding them for ransom. They were playing a deadly game with the government.
“They killed our colleagues,” she recounted, with scars that are more than just skin deep. Why? To “pressure the government.” Just imagine that. To send a message. To “pepper them” as we say on the street. Human lives, the lives of dedicated teachers, were used as bargaining chips, thrown away just to make a point.
Chai! Nawa o.
Mrs. Folawe and the surviving teachers and pupils are now left with permanent scars—the ones you can see, and the many more you cannot. The memory of their colleagues, murdered in cold blood. The terror of living in a bush for 56 days. The constant fear that has now become a part of them.
This is not just a news report; it is the painful reality of a mother, a leader, and a teacher who went to work to mould young minds and ended up in a nightmare.
As we thank God for her rescue and that of the others, we must ask the hard questions. When will this madness end? The people who died are not just statistics; they were fathers, mothers, brothers, and sisters.
We pray for the souls of the departed, and we pray for healing for Mrs. Alamu Folawe and all the survivors of this horrific ordeal. May they find peace.
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