Oyo abduction: We lost two soldiers – GOC gives details of how victims were rescued [VIDEO]

Major General Chinedu Nnebeufe, GOC, 2 Division, Nigerian Army Headquarters has revealed details of how the abducted Oriire schoolchildren and teachers were rescued by security operatives.

Speaking after handing over the pupils and teachers to Governor Seyi Makinde on Monday, the GOC the terrorists’ hideout was a tick forest where drone operations were difficult.

He said, “We opted to use ground operation to rescue the abducted schoolchildren children because the aircraft and drones we used during our rescue operation couldn’t locate the abducted schoolchildren and teachers because if you’re under that place, you can’t even see rays of sunlight.”

According to him, during one of the operations, the military “lost two soldiers, and some others were wounded. One of them has a broken arm due to a gunshot wound. I took over the operation, and we had assistance from NSA Nuhu Ribadu, who sent in the National Counter-terrorism unit.”

He said the security operatives looked for members of the terrorists’ team and members of their families in Adamawa, Kano, and “different parts of the country and got them, and this put pressure on the terrorists.

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