•Decision to storm hideout influenced by lessons from Gen. Rabbe’s death, say sources•Arrested children to be released, complicit mothers to face prosecution
•Capture of terrorists’ families, death of syndicate forced release of hostages
•Sanwo-Olu, Adeleke, Ooni, Alausa, CAN, Wabara, Olawepo-Hashim, group, others hail president, security agencies for rescue of victims, seek better security measures
Chiemelie Ezeobi in Lagos, Chuks Okocha, Emmanuel Addeh, Kuni Tyessi, Folalumi Alaran in Abuja, Yinka Kolawole in Osogbo and Hammed Shittu in Ilorin
Some interesting details, last night, emerged on a few of the intrigues that went into the eventual release of the kidnapped Oyo State students and their teachers, who spent some 57 days in their kidnappers’ den.In what has turned out a major boost to president Bola Tinubu’s anti-terrorism war, security agencies, hinted that they rejected an offer by terrorists to exchange their wives and children for the 39 abducted schoolchildren and seven teachers, opting instead for a military assault that culminated in the successful rescue of the victims.
