The Nigerian Senate has blasted the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, for calling for a United Nations-led probe into the abduction of pupils and teachers from Oriire Local Government Area of the state.

Speaking at the plenary on Tuesday, July 14, the Senate asked the governor to stop trivialising a very serious and traumatic matter.

Recall that Gov Makinde, in a statewide broadcast on Monday, July 13, called on the United Nations and other international human rights and accountability bodies to investigate the circumstances surrounding the abduction.

Speaking during Senate plenary today, Senator Adams Oshiomole described Governor Makinde’s demand for UN investigation as “not statesmanly and politics taken too far”.

The former Edo governor urged the Senate to call on Makinde to desist from “trivialising” the rescue operation by seeking an international investigation into the circumstances surrounding the abduction and rescue.

Thereafter, the Senators unanimously took a vote condemning Gov Makinde's call.

The Oyo State Fire Service rescued a six-month-old baby from a burning building in Ogbomoso North Local Government Area of Oyo State on Saturday night, July 11.

According to reports, a gas leak resulted in the fire outbreak that engulfed the ground floor of the private one-storey residential building.

Confirming the incident to newsmen, the Special Adviser to Governor Seyi Makinde on Fire Reform and Chairman of the Fire Services Reform, Morrof Akinwande, said the agency received a distress call from one Mr Abiodun Mayowa reporting the fire.

“At exactly 20:38 hrs on Saturday, July 11, 2026, our office received a distress call through a telephone call from Mr Abiodun Mayowa reporting a house on fire at Olomi Compound in Ogbomoso.

Fire personnel, led by PFS II Oluwaleye, were immediately mobilised and promptly arrived at the scene.

Upon arrival, it was discovered that the ground floor of a private one-storey residential building comprising three rooms was engulfed in flames.

The firefighting crew swiftly commenced operations and successfully extinguished the blaze, preventing it from spreading to the upper floor of the building and the adjoining property.

A baby of about six months was successfully rescued alive from the burning building. The fire was caused by an unattended gas leak.

The Officer-in-Charge conducted a brief fire safety lecture for the occupants and sympathisers, educating them on essential fire prevention measures to prevent future occurrences,” the chairman said.

No family deserves this pain.

May God protect and rescue every kidnapped victim in Ogbomoso.

If you have any useful information, please report to security agencies immediately.

Silence can be dangerous — speak up if you know something.

We stand with the affected families in this difficult time.

Lord, bring them back safely and expose every **** work.

Ogbomoso shall be peaceful again.

Enough of fear and insecurity in our land.

Every kidnapped victim shall return home alive in Jesus’ name.

Pray for Ogbomoso 🙏

Say NO to kidnapping.

May God protect our families and our land.

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