Abducted Oyo pupils: Rescue operation ongoing – Army Chief

Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lt. General Waidi Shaibu, says troops are making important advancement towards the rescue of 39 pupils and 7 teachers abducted successful Oyo State.

Shaibu disclosed this during an interactive league with media executives on Saturday in Port Harcourt arsenic portion of activities marking the 2026 Nigerian Army Day Celebration.

The victims were abducted connected May 15 from 3 schools successful Orire Local Government Area of Oyo.

“Operations are presently ongoing to rescue those children abducted successful Oyo State, and we are making tremendous progress,” the service main said.

He expressed assurance that the cognition would pb to the harmless rescue of the victims and their reunion with their families.

Shaibu said the Nigerian Army remained actively engaged successful assorted operations crossed the country’s six geopolitical zones to code evolving information challenges.

Speaking connected operations successful the North East, helium said troops nether Operation Hadin Kai had recorded important successes against insurgents and terrorists.

According to him, the cognition precocious neutralised a high-profile Islamic State commander, Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, successful collaboration with United States partners.

“Operation Hadin Kai has neutralised implicit 1,872 insurgents, portion galore terrorists person surrendered to troops,” helium said.

Shaibu noted ...