How We Lost Our Colleagues in Forest - Rescued Oyo Principal Recounts Trauma
Folawe said the abductors killed two colleagues and used psychological torture to pressure the government during the captivity.
- On Monday, the Nigerian Army handed over 44 rescued schoolchildren and teachers to Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde at the Oyo State Government House in Ibadan following their release from 56 days of captivity.
- Kidnappers seized the victims on May 15 after attacking three schools in Oriire Local Government Area, including Community High School, Ahoro-Esiele, Baptist Nursery and Primary School, Yawota, and a primary school in Ogbomoso.
- Describing the 56-day ordeal as "harrowing," Principal Rachael Alamu noted that captors executed two teachers, including Michael Oyedokun, in a failed attempt to intimidate the government into meeting their demands.
- Troops successfully dismantled the kidnappers' logistics and escape routes through coordinated ground operations despite dense forest terrain, according to General Officer Commanding 2 Division, Nigerian Army, Chinedu Ralph-Nnebeife.
- Security forces remain focused on ending terrorist operations in the region, with military leadership reaffirming a policy of refusing to yield to criminal demands despite sustained pressure from kidnappers.
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Nigeria: Rescued Oyo Principal Recounts How Kidnappers Forced Pupils, Teachers Through Nightly Treks to Evade Troops
"They (the kidnappers) carried the youngest three children. The secondary school girls carried some of the smaller pupils, while the others had to walk. We fell many times," she said.
Why abducted Oyo teachers were killed – Rescued principal
The principal of Community High School, Ahoro-Esiele in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, Mrs Rachael Alamu, on Monday, recounted the harrowing 56-day ordeal she and 45 pupils and teachers endured in captivity. The victims were kidnapped on May 15 when terrorists attacked three schools – Baptist Nursery and Primary School, Yawota; Community Grammar School, Esiele; and LA Primary School – all in Oriire LGA. They were rescued last Friday,…
Army General recounts Oyo teachers, pupils rescue operation, as survivor relives captivity ordeals
The senior military officer said while handing over the rescued survivors to Oyo State Governor Makinde on Monday that security agencies refused to negotiate with the kidnappers despite sustained pressure. The post Army General recounts Oyo teachers, pupils rescue operation, as survivor relives captivity ordeals appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
How we lost our colleagues in forest - Rescued Oyo principal recounts trauma
The Principal of Community High School, Ahoro-Esiele, Mrs. Alamu Folawe, has recounted the traumatic 56-day ordeal she and other abducted teachers and pupils endured in captivity. She revealed that the kidnappers deliberately killed two of their colleagues in a bid to pressure the government. Folawe spoke on Monday during the official handover of the rescued […] How we lost our colleagues in forest – Rescued Oyo principal recounts trauma
'They killed our colleagues to pressure govt; left us with scars' - Rescued Oyo principal
"Mr. Michael was killed on the second day, while Deacon was killed on the first Sunday in June. They killed them purposely because they felt that would force the government to give them whatever they wanted," she said. The post ‘They killed our colleagues to pressure govt; left us with scars’ – Rescued Oyo principal appeared first on Vanguard News.
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