“They Were Armed Like Boko Haram”: Hunters Recount Fierce Gun Battle As Soldiers, Vigilantes Engage Oyo School Kidnappers

The hunters said Nigerian soldiers involved in the operation told them the attackers were carrying sophisticated weapons similar to those used by Boko Haram terrorists.

Hunters assisting security operatives in the search for abducted pupils, students and teachers in Oyo State have narrated how they narrowly escaped death during a fierce gun battle with heavily armed kidnappers inside a forest in Oriire Local Government Area.

The hunters said Nigerian soldiers involved in the operation told them the attackers were carrying sophisticated weapons similar to those used by Boko Haram terrorists.

The revelation comes amid ongoing efforts to rescue dozens of abducted pupils and teachers kidnapped during attacks on schools and communities in Oyo State.

In a video seen by SaharaReporters on Sunday evening, some of the local hunters who joined the rescue mission recounted how the operation suddenly turned into an intense exchange of gunfire after the kidnappers opened fire on security operatives and local vigilantes.