The 44 pupils and teachers rescued from kidnappers after spending 56 days in captivity have started reuniting with their families following their discharge from Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Teaching Hospital in Ogbomoso, ending about two-months of anxiety for relatives who had feared they might never see their loved ones alive again.
Emotional scenes unfolded on Tuesday evening at LAUTECH Teaching Hospital facility where the victims had been receiving treatment and psychosocial support since their rescue, as parents, siblings and relatives broke into joyous tears while embracing the returning children.
Hospital officials coordinated the discharge process, calling out the names of the rescued pupils one after another as anxious family members stepped forward to receive them. TVCNews reported that 31 victims have been discharged, while one is being diagnosed with a heart defect.
Among those reunited with their families were Testimony, Aliyu Ahmed, Abati Elizabeth and Adeleke Joshua, whose names echoed through the hall before emotional relatives rushed forward with tears, prayers and thanksgiving.
One of the rescued teachers speaking to journalists at LAUTECH Teaching Hospital after discharge. Image (CREDIT: Oyo Affairs)
