On May 15, gunmen attacked Community High School, Ahoro-Esinle, and Yawota Baptist Nursery and Primary School in Oriire, Oyo State, abducting 39 pupils and seven teachers. Teacher Olatunde Zacheus, who had slept over in the community, was conducting tests when he heard gunshots and students shouting "bandits, bandits." Suffering from arthritis in his left leg, he jumped through a window but was unable to escape. He hid in grass, but a student's reaction led to his discovery and capture by the militants, who spoke Hausa, English, and Yoruba and identified themselves as ISWAP.