As the release of pupils and teachers abducted in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State continues to draw widespread reactions, Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, on Saturday said the Federal Government refused to accede to the terrorists' demands because doing so would have encouraged criminal enterprise and strengthened the operations of bandits across Nigeria.

. Says neither ransom was paid nor prisoners swapped

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