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PHOTOS: Parents wait at LAUTECH to receive rescued Oyo schoolchildren

From The Punch · () English

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News Named sources Outcome reported
  • Parents and relatives gathered at LAUTECH Teaching Hospital in Ogbomoso to receive 39 pupils and seven teachers abducted on May 15, 2026.
  • The victims were taken to the hospital for medical evaluation and psychological support after their rescue on Friday, July 10, 2026.
  • The Presidency confirmed that no ransom or prisoner exchange was involved in the rescue operation, which also neutralized some terrorists and led to eight arrests.

Parents and relatives anxiously waited at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Teaching Hospital in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, to be reunited with 39 pupils and seven teachers who were abducted on May 15, 2026. The victims were brought to the hospital for essential medical evaluations and psychological support following their safe rescue.

The harrowing ordeal began when gunmen, suspected to be members of the Ansaru group, stormed three schools in the Oriire Local Government Area: Baptist Nursery and Primary School, L.A. Primary School, and Community Grammar School. The abduction plunged the community into fear and anguish for 56 days.

I am profoundly happy that our security forces successfully rescued the abducted pupils and teachers from Oriire, Ogbomoso, in Oyo State after a military, police and intelligence-driven operation that neutralised some of the terrorists who perpetrated the evil act and led to the arrest of eight of them.

— President Bola TinubuExpressing relief and commending security forces following the successful rescue of abducted schoolchildren and teachers.

Following a coordinated military, police, and intelligence-driven operation, the victims regained their freedom on Friday, July 10, 2026. The Presidency, through Special Adviser on Information and Strategy Bayo Onanuga, stated that the operation successfully neutralized some of the terrorists and led to the arrest of eight others. Crucially, no ransom was paid, nor was there any prisoner exchange to secure the release of the abducted individuals.

President Bola Tinubu expressed profound happiness over the successful rescue, commending the security forces for their efforts. He assured that his government would pursue justice for the children, their teachers, and the family of Mr. Oyedokun, who was tragically murdered by the terrorists during the captivity. Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde also conveyed his relief, describing the rescue as a significant reprieve for the state.

My government will get justice for these children and their teachers and for the family of Mr Oyedokun, whom the terrorists gruesomely murdered.

— President Bola TinubuVowing to pursue justice for the victims and their families after the rescue operation.
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