The Presidency has announced the rescue of all the pupils and teachers who were abducted in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, revealing that security operatives arrested eight suspected kidnappers while neutralising others during the operation.
The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed the development in a post on his X handle on Friday.
According to Onanuga, the victims were freed through a coordinated operation by security agencies, with no concessions made to the kidnappers.
“Finally, all the kidnapped pupils and teachers in Orire, Oyo have been rescued by our security agencies,” he wrote.
Providing further details, the presidential spokesman said the operation led to the arrest of eight members of the kidnapping gang, who are now in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS), while other members of the group were killed during the rescue mission.
