BREAKING: Watch Moment Kidnapped 46 Oyo Schoolchildren and Teachers In Orire Regained Freedom After 55 Days In Bandits Den [VIRAL 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.
Naijaonpoint 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.
... 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.”
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.
Pupils and teachers abducted from schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State have regained their freedom after spending more than 50 days in captivity.
Naijaonpoint Nigeria reports that videos circulating online also showed some of the freed victims following their rescue.
The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, confirmed the development in a post on his 𝕏 handle on Friday.
Onanuga said security forces rescued the schoolchildren and their teachers, ending weeks of uncertainty over their whereabouts.
Announcing the development, the presidential aide initially said the victims had been freed by their abductors before clarifying that they were rescued by security forces.
“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,” Onanuga wrote.
In one of the videos seen online, the school principal, identified as Mrs Alamu, expressed gratitude to Tinubu and security personnel for securing their freedom.
Alamu thanked the President and the operatives involved in the rescue, expressing relief that the abducted pupils and teachers returned alive.
She said, “We are grateful, Mr President, sir. We are grateful. We understand your commitment to our safety, and we appreciate all you did for us. We could see it in your heart. Thank you very much.
“And every security operative tried so much and that is why we are still alive now. We are very grateful to you. Thank you very much.
“Thank you, sir. Thank you, sir. God bless you, sir. God bless you, sir. Thank you, sir.”
The development comes more than 50 days after the victims were taken from schools in Oriire Local Government Area, sparking widespread concern over their safety and repeated calls for intensified rescue efforts.
Watch the moment below: