Oriire Schoolchildren: How arrest of kidnappers’ family members led victims' rescue

File: Oriire students and teachers rescued.

By Dapo Akinrefon

FRESH details have emerged on the intelligence-led operation that culminated in the successful rescue of schoolchildren and teachers abducted from Ahoro-Esinle, Yawota and Alawusa communities in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, with security sources disclosing that the arrest of family members of the kidnappers proved to be a decisive turning point.

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39 schoolchildren and seven teachers were abducted by terrorists on May 15, 2026.