President Bola Tinubu said on Friday that some of the terrorists who kidnapped pupils and teachers in Oyo State were killed during the successful rescue operation. The president also said at least eight of the terrorists were also arrested.
Mr Tinubu said he was “profoundly happy” with the successful rescue operation.
PREMIUM TIMES reported that the students and their teachers were released on Friday, 10 July, ending a 56-day standoff that began when terrorists seized the victims on 15 May.
Sources familiar with the matter told our reporter that the abductees were freed following an operation by security forces from the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), State Security Service (SSS, also known as DSS), the Nigerian Army, the police and other security agencies.
In a statement issued by presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga, the president praised “the heroic efforts” of the security agencies for freeing the captives.
