Students Abducted in May by Islamic Militants in Nigeria Are Rescued, Government Says
Security forces arrested eight suspects and neutralised others after a military, police and intelligence-led operation, officials said.
- Forty-Six pupils and staff were kidnapped from schools in Oyo, southwestern Nigeria, by gunmen accused of being Boko Haram jihadists on May 15, prompting protests and a teachers' strike.
- President Bola Tinubu announced that security forces rescued the abducted pupils and teachers after a joint military, police, and intelligence operation that neutralised some terrorists and arrested eight kidnappers.
- The kidnappers demanded the release of detained members, but the presidency stated there was no quid pro quo in the rescue of the hostages.
- At least one abducted teacher was confirmed killed in captivity during the incident.
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More than 40 kidnapped children and teachers freed after Nigerian army operation
John Alabi / BBCMakuochi OkaforBBC Africa, Lagos5 hours agoNigeria’s military says it has freed all 44 pupils and teachers who were abducted two months ago from schools in the southern state of Oyo, and arrested some of their captors. A local teachers’ union has told the BBC of its “relief” – but families say the ordeal has been harrowing and they are still waiting to be reunited with their loved ones.The military said that several soldiers died…
Students kidnapped by Islamic militants in the southwestern Nigerian state of Oyo in May have been rescued, the Nigerian government announced.
Nigerian security forces acknowledged Saturday that they had suffered "losses" in the rescue of more than 40 abducted schoolchildren
Nigeria Rescues Dozens Of Kidnapped Schoolchildren After Weeks In Captivity
by Stefan J. Bos, Worthy News Chief International Correspondent ABUJA (Worthy News) – Nigerian security forces have rescued dozens of schoolchildren and teachers nearly two months after they were abducted by suspected Boko Haram-linked Islamic militants, raising fresh concerns that Islamist extremists are expanding their reach into southwestern Nigeria, officials said. President Bola Tinubu announced Friday that all those abducted during coordin…
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