Oyo Govt denies paying ransom for abducted pupils, teachers, blasts VDM

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 page on Friday, alleged  that the government paid ransom to facilitate the release of the victims but the abductors held them back despite receiving the payment.
Reacting, a statement by the Information Commissioner declared that the allegation was untrue, describing it as the “handiwork of irresponsible bloggers”.
The commissioner further clarifie...