Mohammed Ngoshe, a former Assistant Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), has disclosed that sustained pressure from security forces compelled the kidnappers of pupils and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State to release their victims after their hideout was surrounded and all support channels cut off.
Speaking on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Wednesday, Ngoshe praised the Nigerian Armed Forces and other security agencies for what he described as a professionally executed rescue operation, urging Nigerians to focus on commending the security agencies rather than questioning the details of the operation.
According to him, the rescue mission was the result of coordinated intelligence gathering and tactical operations that left the kidnappers isolated and without access to food, weapons or intelligence from their collaborators.
“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.
