Terrorists drop call for leaders’ release, restrict demand to ransom payment
Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja
Hope has risen for the safe release of 39 abducted schoolchildren and seven teachers from Ahoro-Esinle, Yawota and Alawusa communities in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, as security operatives have intensified efforts to rescue the victims from their captors.
This is coming as former Head of State, Abdulsalami Abubakar, has called on Nigerians to unite behind the nation’s security agencies in the fight against terrorism, warning that politicisation of security issues and the spread of misinformation have continued to embolden criminal groups.
Competent security sources disclosed that troops and other security personnel involved in the rescue operation have effectively surrounded a hideout within the National Park forest area where the abducted pupils and teachers are believed to be held, significantly narrowing the options available to the terrorists.
