In the early hours of May 22nd,2026, pupils and students of Secondary schools in Oye-Ekiti were told to go back home due to a report stating that bandits are now in the town. This rumor sent panic into the heart of everyone in the town including students at Federal University, Oye-Ekiti who stayed back in their hostels.

A visit to Oye Egbo high school by two reporters from UCJ FUOYE, Sarah Adeyemo and Ojolowo Ezekiel, aided confirmation of the state of emergency in the Oye-Egbo High School. The security officer (Who pleaded anonymity) stated that it is as a result of an information they got from Ayegbaju Ekiti, informing of the presence of bandits in Oye-Ekiti. The proximity of Ayegbaju and Oye is around just 15 minutes by bus and this fueled the tension in the hearts of Oye-Ekiti indigenes.

The reporters also visited St Augustine High school, St Peter, and Paul Primary School and Concentric High School for further confirmation of closure of schools.

At St Augustine High School, the security confirmed the school is safe as students were in classes and a soldier was seen at the school gate alongside the school security personnel.

However, a viral video on Facebook shows the school in question being stormed by parents, asking that they release their wards to them due to insecurity, a measure they are taking to safeguard their children.

Prior to this report, there have been a reported invasion of places in Ekiti being attacked by the bandits, most recent ones include the invasion in Ifaki and Orin Ekiti. In a report by @ekitimedia_ng on Instagram, reportedly, some people were killed. This report however remains unconfirmed which leaves the people of Ekiti at large in a state of fear.

According to @nigeriannewsdirect in their news report on Thursday May 21,2026 in a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Sunday Abutu, the command said the rumoured attack, which was alleged to have occurred on May 17,2026, was the hard work of mischiefmakers and enemies of peace seeking to create unnecessary fear and tension in the state.

A viral video on Facebook, also posted by the popular Television outlet @GalaxyTelevision shows students of a school in Iloro Ekiti running for safety as a police Van was seen evacuating them from the danger zone, with the students in a state of unrest and fear seen shouting “Bandit ni o”. Same report is seen on various media outlet including Adanimogo FM, King Tunde Ednut.

A 400-level student of FUOYE, reported to UCJ FUOYE that she saw Hausa motorcycle men speaking is hush tone to themselves mentioning Ayegbaju. She was a non Hausa speaker, not able to detect what is being said but could sense the tensed mood the speakers were in and all headed towards Ayegbaju-Ekiti.

The Oye-Ekiti environment is safe at the moment but in a state of unrest as security operatives including Nigerian Police Force, the State Policing (Amotekun) amongst other security directives are seen patrolling in a manner more than the usual.