One of the kidnap victims with rescue troops.
By Adeola Badru, IBADAN
The traumatic experience of spending 56 days in captivity has left many parents and relatives of pupils abducted from schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State reluctant to send their children back to the affected schools, despite their successful rescue.
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While expressing gratitude to God, the Federal Government, security agencies and everyone who contributed to securing the victims’ release, some parents said the psychological impact of the ordeal remained too overwhelming for them to immediately allow their children to return to the schools where the abduction occurred.
