BREAKING: After 55 Days In Bandits Den, Kidnapped Oyo Pupils And Teachers In Orire Regain Freedom [PHOTOS/VIDEO]
The kidnapped pupils and teachers from Orire Local Government Area in Oyo State have regained their freedom after over 50 days in kidnappers’ custody.
THe Genius Media Nigeria reports that the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu, Bayo Onanuga, made this known in a post via his 𝕏 handle on Friday.
Onanuga said the teachers and pupils were rescued by security forces.
The post read, “Finally, the kidnapped pupils and teachers in Orire, Oyo have been freed by their abductors. The kidnapped pupils and teachers in Orire, Oyo have been rescued by Security Forces.
“One of the rescued teachers in Oyo sends a thank you message to President Tinubu and the security agencies.”
Watch the moment below:
In other news, a joint security team comprising operatives of the Oyo State Police Command, the Amotekun Corps, local vigilantes and hunters has rescued a couple abducted by suspected kidnappers in the Oke-Ogun area of the state.
The victims, Alhaji Busiru Booni and his wife, Alhaja Pitiku, were rescued unhurt following a gun battle between the security operatives and the suspected kidnappers at their forest hideout.
The couple was reportedly abducted late on Saturday, July 5, 2026, after about five armed men invaded Tiro Village in Irawo.
The assailants were said to have fired several shots before taking the couple away to an undisclosed location.
The Oyo State Police Command said the Commissioner of Police, Abimbola Ayodeji Olugbenga, ordered an immediate search-and-rescue operation after receiving information about the abduction.
The operation involved police officers, Amotekun personnel, community vigilantes and local hunters familiar with the terrain.
According to the command, the team made an early breakthrough when it recovered a Bajaj motorcycle that had earlier been reported stolen and later abandoned in a nearby bush.
