The Presidency has confirmed that eight suspected kidnappers have been arrested and several others neutralised during a coordinated rescue operation in Oyo State.
The operation successfully freed all the pupils and teachers who were abducted from schools in the Oriire Local Government Area.
The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, in a post on X on Friday said the victims were rescued by the security agencies.
According to him, eight of the kidnappers have been arrested and are now in the custody of the Department of State Services.
He also said that some of the terrorists were neutralised, adding that there was no quid pro quo in the rescue.
He said, “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.
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. The security agencies will give full account soon.”
