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The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has confirmed the killing of one of the teachers and the arrest of six suspected kidnappers at colleges in the state.
Makinde stated this in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media, Dr. Suleimon Olanrewaju, in Ibadan on Monday.
He sent his condolences to the victim’s family and assured that the government would explore both kinetic and non-kinetic approaches to rescue others in the kidnappers’ den.
The governor equally sympathised with the family members of security agents who lost their lives in the rescue operation.
According to him, the operatives lost their lives when they ran into Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) planted by the abductors.
He stated that the wounded security personnel were responding positively to treatment and that the government would spare no cost in taking care of them.
Makinde, who appealed to the victims’ relatives, religious bodies and other interested parties to exercise patience, promised that the government would rescue the victims and reunite them with their families.
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“So, please, there may not be quick fixes, but we will continue to endeavour to push ourselves to the limit to resolve this quickly.
“What we know right now is that seven teachers in all were abducted. And, unfortunately, we got a video this morning that one of the teachers, I understand, the mathematics teacher, was killed by the terrorists,” he stated.
Makinde, however, said the government has achieved some success in the operation with the arrest of some individuals in connection with the incident.
“Well, from the information available from the Commissioner of Police, about six individuals have been arrested within the locality.
“Some of them, we believe, are perhaps informants or people running logistics for the terrorists.
“Also, three individuals of interest have been arrested by another security outfit within the state,” he added.
Gunmen abducted six school officials (five teachers and a principal) and an unspecified number of students during a coordinated attack on three schools in the Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State on May 15.
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