For 56 agonising days, the people of Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State measured time differently. The passing of each day was not marked by work, school or the ordinary rhythm of rural life, but by unanswered prayers and anxious anticipation. Parents woke every morning hoping for news of children who had disappeared into captivity.

"They (the kidnappers) carried the youngest three children. The secondary school girls carried some of the smaller pupils, while the others had to walk. We fell many times," she…

The successful rescue of abducted students and teachers in Oyo State received too little attention. This article explores why positive news often gets over