Oriire abduction: Hope rises for abductees as security operatives intensify rescue efforts

Hope is rising for the safe release of 39 abducted schoolchildren and seven teachers from Ahoro-Esinle, Yawota and Alawusa communities in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, as security operatives rev up efforts to rescue the victims.
This is coming as former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, urged Nigerians to unite behind the nation’s security agencies in the fight against terrorism.
Multiple security sources disclosed that troops and other security personnel involved in the rescue operation have effectively surrounded a hideout within the National Park forest area where the abducted pupils and teachers are believed to be held.
The victims were kidnapped on May 1...