Orire Rescue: Rights Coalition Seeks Investment in Equipment Modernisation

Oriire rescue: Why Yorubaland is not Arewanistan, By Majeed Dahiru

For many years since the rise of culturally motivated banditry and Islamist inspired terrorism in northern Nigeria, the region and its elite have blamed everything and everyone but the main culprits for the widespread insecurity ravaging the country. When it was no longer a problem Goodluck Jonathan’s “cluelessness” it became an issue “climate change, poverty […] The post Oriire rescue: Why Yorubaland is not Arewanistan, By Majeed Dahiru appeare…

Oriire rescue shows gains from security coordination, says coalition

The coalition also credited the Nigeria Police Force with providing ground support, investigative work and community liaison, saying the collaboration contributed to the successful rescue. The post Oriire rescue shows gains from security coordination, says coalition appeared first on Vanguard News.

Orire rescue: Rights coalition seeks investment in equipment modernisation

Following the rescue of 44 kidnap victims in Oriire, Oyo State, the Coalition of Civil Rights Groups on Security Sector Reforms, CCRGSR, has reported improved synergy and intelligence sharing among Nigeria’s security agencies under the administration of President Bola Tinubu. The coalition, which spoke at a press briefing on Monday, expressed sadness over the loss of […] Orire rescue: Rights coalition seeks investment in equipment modernisation

Rescued Oyo teacher recounts 56 days in captivity, says ISWAP abductors freed victims before security escort

Zacchaeus Olatunde, one of the teachers abducted during an attack on schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, has recounted his 56-day ordeal in captivity, claiming that he and other victims were released by their abductors before being received and escorted by security personnel. Olatunde made the disclosure during a radio interview days after he and 43 other teachers and pupils regained their freedom and reunited with their famili…

Beyond The Oriire Rescue

Daily Trust Editorial, Tuesday July 21, 2026 The rescue of the pupils and teachers abducted from three schools in Oriire LGA of Oyo State is welcome news and deserves commendation. Every Nigerian should be relieved that the victims returned safely to their families after 56 days in captivity. At a time when school abductions have become recurring reminders of Nigeria’s deepening security crisis, the successful operation offers hope that the stat…

Ex-CDS Petinrin lauds DSS on Oriire rescue ... Says intelligence key to all operations — National Accord Newspaper %

A former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Oluseyi Petinrin, has praised the Department of State Services (DSS) for the recent rescue of 46 kidnapped pupils and teachers of a school in Oriire, Oyo State. He described intelligence as key to all military operations, saying the intelligence supplied by The post Ex-CDS Petinrin lauds DSS on Oriire rescue … Says intelligence key to all operations appeared first on National Accord Newspaper.