Protesters took to the streets of Ibadan, Oyo State capital, on Tuesday, demanding the release of kidnapped schoolchildren and teachers.
The protest, tagged, ‘Bandits and terrorist must must go’, is being spearheaded by a social media influencer and activist, Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan,
The protesters demanded an unconditional and immediate release of abducted schoolchildren and teachers, who were kidnapped by bandits one month ago.
VeryDarkMan had earlier called on Ibadan residents to join the protest for the release of the victims.
Earlier, members of the Hausa community in Ibadan had staged a protest over alleged ethnic profiling, following weeks of heightened suspicion directed at the community in the wake of the abduction of over 40 students and teachers in Oriire local government area of the state.