Oyo students, teachers rescue: How security agents weakened terrorists

Some details have emerged on the rescue of 39 schoolchildren and seven of their teachers kidnapped from three schools in Oriire, Oyo State

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Oyo students, teachers rescued from terrorists after 56 days in captivity.

By Adesina Wahab, Johnbosco Agbakwuru & Adeola Badru

Some details have emerged on the rescue of 39 schoolchildren kidnapped from three schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo state, and seven of their teachers after 56 days of starvation and emotional trauma in terrorists’ den.

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They were rescued yesterday, during a joint operation involving personnel of the Nigerian Army and the police, backed by intelligence from the DSS.

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