The principal of the secondary school abducted alongside teachers and pupils in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, Mrs Rachael Alamu

The principal of Ahoro Esinle School in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, Mrs Rachael Alamu, has explained why one of her first questions after regaining freedom was about her car, saying she initially believed it had been recovered by the police before learning it had been burnt by her abductors.

Alamu spoke on Monday after she and the rescued teachers and pupils were formally handed over to Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde at the Governor’s Office, Secretariat, Ibadan.

Her explanation followed reactions to a remark she made shortly after regaining freedom, in which she asked about the vehicle she was driving on the day she and dozens of pupils and teachers were abducted.

“What actually happened is I thought they left the car there. The police would have towed the car to their office.