The pupils and teachers abducted from three schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State regained their freedom after their captors allegedly abandoned them deep inside a forest while fleeing from a security operation mounted by a joint task force, SaharaReporters has learnt. It was learnt that the operation, which culminated in the rescue of all the surviving hostages, followed days of ground assaults by security personnel who reportedly advanced into the forest from multiple directions, engaging suspected kidnappers in a series of encounters.

• DSS, military close in on kidnappers

STRONG indications have emerged that pressure is mounting on the abductors of schoolchildren and teachers from Ahoro-Esinle, Yawota and Alawusa communities in Oriire Local…

The pupils and teachers abducted from three schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State regained their freedom after their captors allegedly abandoned them deep inside a…

. Says neither ransom was paid nor prisoners swapped

President Bola Tinubu has expressed delight over the successful rescue of schoolchildren and their teachers who were abducted from Oriire community in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, saying…

The Nigerian presidency has stated that all the teachers and pupils abducted in Ogbomoso, Oyo state have regained their freedom. Bayo Onanuga, presidential spokesperson, announced…

The Presidency has confirmed the rescue of the pupils and teachers abducted by gunmen in Ahoro-Esiele community, Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, confirming THISDAY…

Discover the full timeline of the Oyo abduction, from the initial attack to the rescue of all pupils and teachers after 56 days in captivity.

Bayo Onanuga announced the development on X on Friday.

Presidency confirms eight kidnappers arrested and others neutralised in the Oyo abduction rescue operation. No concessions made for the release of pupils a

The abducted pupils and teachers from Oriire Local Government Area, Oyo State, have been freed, ending their 56 days in

The release followed operations iby personnel from the Office of the National Security Adviser, State Security Service, the Nigerian military and other agencies

The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has disclosed that eight suspected kidnappers linked to the abduction of pupils and teachers in…

According to Onanuga, the victims were freed through a coordinated operation by security agencies, with no concessions made to the kidnappers.

According to him, eight of the kidnappers have been arrested and are now in the custody of the Department of State Services.

The rescue of pupils and teachers kidnapped in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State has sparked mixed reactions from Nigerians, with many welcoming the development while…

“I am profoundly happy that our security forces successfully rescued the abducted pupils and teachers from Orire, Ogbomoso in Oyo State..."

The children were abducted some two months ago at three schools in the town of Orire in Nigeria's southwestern Oyo state.

Jubilation in Oyo as 39 pupils and teachers abducted from Oriire LGA regain freedom after 56 days. Security agencies rescued them without ransom.

The hostages were taken from three separate schools in the southwestern state of Oyo in May.