By Omeiza Ajayi, ABUJA
A teacher who spent 56 days in the custody of armed abductors following the invasion of his school in Ori Ire Local Government Area of Oyo State has given a harrowing account of how he was captured, how he survived in the forest, and the strange, almost theatrical manner in which his captors eventually set him and others free.
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Speaking on Friday an emotional telephone interview on Nigeria Info’s Morning Crossfire programme alongside his wife, Mrs Zaccheaus, the school counsellor, Mr Olatunde Olutuye Zaccheaus, said he was the last of the victims to be captured and, fittingly, the last to be released, a twist of fate he attributed largely to divine intervention.
His revelations have sparked controversy among online audience over whether ransom was paid before they were released and whether there was any shootout between the terrorists and the rescue team.
