The hostages were taken from three separate schools in the southwestern state of Oyo in May. Published On 10 Jul 202610 Jul 2026 Two months after they were abducted in southwestern Nigeria, dozens of students and teachers have been rescued, the presidency says. In a statement on Friday, President Bola Tinubu said he was “profoundly happy” that Nigeria’s security agencies had rescued the students and teachers, 56 days after they were kidnapped from three schools in the southwestern state of Oyo. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list Eight of the assailants have been arrested and an unspecified number have been killed, Tinubu added. On May 15, 46 students and staff were kidnapped from two primary schools and one secondary school. The government has blamed the kidnappings on Boko Haram. The youngest child taken was aged two, while the oldest was 16. One of the teachers was killed shortly after the abduction. In a post on X, presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga said all of the students and teachers had been rescued. School kidnappings have …
