DHQ deploys troops, surveillance assets to track kidnappers of Oyo students, teachers

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has deployed troops and surveillance assets to track down the perpetrators of the recent kidnapping incident in Oyo State.

The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Michael Onoja, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja, while briefing journalists on the operations of the military in May.

Onoja said the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, had expressed sympathy with the victims and their families.

According to him, the CDS viewed< the incident as an affront to national sovereignty and public safety. He said the Armed Forces had launched a coordinated response and deployed specialised ground forces alongside advanced aerial surveillance platforms in collaboration with state authorities. READ ALSO: He noted that ongoing operations had already generated actionable intelligence, assuring that troops would sustain pressure until the perpetrators were apprehended and normalcy restored. Armed men had earlier in the month abducted an unspecified number of students and teachers in three schools in Oyo State. One of the teachers was killed by the kidnappers about two weeks ago.

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