Some of the kidnappers of Oriire students and teachers were neutralised while eight others were arrested by the security forces on the rescue mission.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu made this known on Friday in a statement issued by his media aide, Mr. Bayo Onanuga.
Speaking on the rescue of the teachers and students, Tinubu described the achievement of the security agencies as heroic.
He, however, regretted the anguish the teachers, students and their families were made to go through by the action kidnappers.
The statement by Onanuga reads in part:
“Tinubu praised the heroic efforts of the security agencies, especially the military, the DSS and the police, for working round the clock in the last 56 days to secure the release of the abducted children and their teachers without any collateral damage and for arresting eight of the abductors and neutralising others.
“President Tinubu regretted the anguish that the children and their teachers, as well as members of their families and the entire nation, have experienced since the sad occurrence.
“For cooperating with the federal government in all rescue efforts, President Tinubu commended the Oyo State government and charged it to ensure adequate security around schools across the state.
“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.”
Onanuga quoted the president as further saying: “This successful military operation has ended the siege and standoff of over 50 days and has brought relief to the entire nation and the affected families in particular. On behalf of the country, I express my gratitude to the officers and men of our armed forces, the intelligence agencies and the police for the safe rescue of the children and their teachers.
“My government will get justice for these children and their teachers and for the family of Mr Oyedokun, who the terrorists gruesomely murdered.
“I must commend the government of Oyo State for working cooperatively with us in bringing this unfortunate incident to a successful end.”
Onanuga stated that Tinubu had also directed that the emergency agencies worked with the Oyo State government to provide all necessary medical and relief support to the children and the teachers.
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