Rescued Oyo pupils, teachers reunite with families after hospital discharge
“God of heaven and earth, I thank God, Governor Seyi Makinde, Tinubu, Army, vigilantes and those that support us with prayers,” she said, The reunions came a day after the victims were formally handed over to the Oyo State Government by the Nigerian military following their rescue during a coordinated security operation involving the Nigerian Army, Air Force, Police, the State Security Service (SSS), Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Amotekun Corps, local hunters and vigilantes.
The rescue ended Oyo State’s most traumatic school kidnapping incidents, which happened on 15 May when gunmen abducted pupils and teachers from Community High School, Ahoro-Esinele; Primary School, Esinele; and Baptist Nursery and Primary School, Yawota, all in Oriire Local Government Area.
Speaking after the handover on Monday, the principal of Community High School in Esinele in Oriire Local Government Area, Rachael Alamu, described the 56 days in captivity as a nightmare marked by fear, hunger and constant movement through dense forests.
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