BREAKING: HOW SECURITY FORCES CRUSHED ORIIRE KIDNAPPERS, RESCUED PUPILS
GREATRIBUNETVNEWS–IN a major security breakthrough, all kidnapped pupils and teachers in Orire, Oyo State, have been rescued — not by negotiation, but by firepower.
The Presidency confirmed that eight members of the terror gang were captured alive, others were neutralised, and dismissed viral claims of a prisoner swap deal.
8 kidnappers in DSS net, others gunned down — Presidency says no negotiation, no exchange
It was a total takedown.
NO NEGOTIATION, NO DEAL
“Onanuga also dismissed reports that the victims were released following negotiations or a prisoner exchange with the abductors.”
“There was no quid pro quo in the rescue as one of the terrorists, a kingpin, that the kidnappers demanded his release, is being prosecuted for his atrocities,” he said.
He added that security agencies would provide a comprehensive account of the rescue operation.
The Key Issues, In Full Quotations:
1. THE ANNOUNCEMENT
“Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed the breakthrough in a series of posts on his verified X handle.”
2. THE BIG RESCUE
“Finally, all the kidnapped pupils and teachers in Orire, Oyo have been rescued by our security agencies,”
3. THE ARRESTS
“Providing further details, he said eight members of the kidnapping gang were arrested during the operation.”
4. THE BLOW TO THE KIDNAPPERS
“In the course of the rescue operation, eight of the kidnappers were arrested and are now in DSS custody, while some of them were neutralised,”
The victims were kidnapped on May 15 when heavily armed bandits invaded Community Grammar School, Baptist Nursery and Primary School, and L.A. Primary School in the Esiele and Yawota communities of Oriire Local Government Area.
The attack, which saw dozens of pupils, students and teachers taken into captivity, triggered nationwide outrage and renewed concerns over insecurity in schools.
Parents, labour unions, traditional rulers and civil society organisations mounted sustained pressure on the authorities to secure the victims’ release.
The incident also prompted the Nigeria Union of Teachers in Oyo State to embark on an indefinite strike over worsening insecurity in schools
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