Some Oyo students' kidnappers killed, eight arrested during rescue, Tinubu says

President Bola Tinubu announced on Friday the successful rescue of pupils and teachers abducted in Oyo State, Nigeria, ending a 56-day ordeal. The operation, involving multiple security agencies, resulted in the neutralization of some terrorists and the arrest of eight others.

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

Tinubu expressed profound happiness with the outcome, praising the "heroic efforts" of the security forces. "I am profoundly happy that our security forces successfully rescued the abducted pupils and teachers from Orire, Ogbomoso in Oyo State today after a military, police and intelligence-driven operation that neutralised some of the terrorists that perpetrated the evil act and the arrest of eight of them," he stated in a release from his spokesperson.

The president extended gratitude to the armed forces, intelligence agencies, and police. He acknowledged the deep anguish experienced by the victims, their families, and the nation, vowing that his administration would bring the perpetrators to justice. "My government will get justice for these children and their teachers and for the family of Mr Oyedokun, who the terrorists gruesomely murdered," Tinubu pledged.

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

He also commended the Oyo State Government for its cooperation and directed emergency agencies to provide necessary medical and relief support to the rescued children and teachers. The statement noted that the mass abduction crisis in Nigeria, which began in 2014, has worsened under Tinubu's administration, with over 2,300 students and teachers kidnapped since then.

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I must commend the government of Oyo State for working cooperatively with us in bringing this unfortunate incident to a successful end.