Christopher Musa has disclosed that bandits who abducted pupils and teachers from schools in Oyo State threatened to kill the captives if security forces attempted a rescue operation.
Musa, the Minister of Defence, made the revelation in a preview of an interview with News Central released on Wednesday ahead of the full broadcast of the NC Exclusive programme scheduled for Friday.
According to him, intelligence reports indicated that the kidnappers were using the abducted schoolchildren as leverage to pressure the military into releasing some of their commanders currently in custody.
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He said security agencies had planned to move against the criminals but were forced to exercise caution after the abductors warned they would execute all the captives if troops advanced towards their hideout.
