A former Assistant Director-General of the Department of State Services, Mohammed Ngoshe, has revealed how security forces pressured the kidnappers of Oriire Local Government Area pupils and teachers in Oyo State into releasing their captives after surrounding their hideout and cutting off their support channels.
Ngoshe, while speaking on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Wednesday, praised the Nigerian Armed Forces and other security agencies for the successful rescue operation, urging Nigerians to acknowledge their efforts.
He dismissed criticisms that the government and security agencies were not open about the operation, saying the priority should be to commend the forces for securing the victims’ freedom.
“After all, the thing has now become a matter of public interest, so it is not going to be swept under the carpet for whatever reason, but I think the time is not right for all these kinds of comments to be made on the operation.
“I think we should be eulogising the state services and other security services for doing what they have done and doing it very well,” Ngoshe said.
