WIRE โ€” The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, through the Commissioner for Information, Dotun Oyelade, has reacted to claims by a social media critic, Martins Vincent, popularly known as VeryDarkMan that the government paid a ransom for the release of the abducted pupils and teachers. DAILY POST reports that VDM in a post on his official Facebook Oyo Govt denies paying ransom for abducted pupils, teachers, blasts VDM

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