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Oriire abduction:\u00a0Children were beaten,\u00a0teachers chained\u00a0\u2014\u00a0Alamu, Principal, <\/p>\n

***Says: We\u00a0were\u00a0forced to trek through forest at night\u00a0 <\/p>\n

***lThey ate cocoyam, noodles, drank from a waterfall for 56 days \u2014Victims\u2019 relative\u00a0 <\/p>\n

By Evelyn Usman & Adeola Badru<\/strong><\/p>\n

IBADAN\u2014 THE principal\u00a0bducted alongside\u00a0teachers, students and pupils in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, Mrs Racheal\u00a0Alamu, yesterday, recounted the harrowing 56-day ordeal in captivity, revealing that\u00a0children were beaten\u00a0into silence, male\u00a0teachers chained\u00a0and blindfolded, while the victims\u00a0were\u00a0repeatedly forced to undertake dangerous midnight treks through forests to evade security operatives.<\/p>\n

Mrs\u00a0Alamu\u00a0spoke after she and the rescued\u00a0teachers\u00a0and pupils\u00a0were\u00a0officially handed over to Governor Seyi Makinde at the Governor\u2019s Office, Secretariat in Ibadan.<\/p>\n

Describing life in captivity, she said the victims spent most of the 56 days in the open forest, exposed to harsh weather conditions while struggling to keep the\u00a0children\u00a0alive and emotionally stable.<\/p>\n

Narrating her ordeal while in captivity, she said: \u201cYou can only imagine it. It\u00a0was\u00a0not easy. We\u00a0were\u00a0in the forest, in the open, most of the time, under the sun and under the rain, with the\u00a0children. But we kept going because there\u00a0was\u00a0no way out.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe knew it\u00a0was\u00a0only God that could help us, and we believed people\u00a0were\u00a0praying for us. That kept us going.\u201d<\/p>\n

The rescued principal disclosed that although she\u00a0was\u00a0not physically assaulted, several of the younger pupils endured severe beatings whenever they cried or made noise.<\/p>\n

She said: \u201cPersonally, I\u00a0was\u00a0not\u00a0beaten, but some of the\u00a0children were beaten. What they hated most\u00a0was\u00a0noise because they believed it could attract attention.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe youngest\u00a0children\u00a0suffered the most. They would tie their mouths with pieces of cloth and beat them very well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Revealing that the male victims suffered harsher treatment, she said: \u201cThe men had it worse than us. They\u00a0were\u00a0blindfolded, handcuffed and\u00a0chained\u00a0on their legs.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite the harsh conditions,\u00a0Alamu\u00a0said none of the victims\u00a0was\u00a0sexually molested during the period in captivity.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u00a0was\u00a0no form of molestation\u201d, she added.<\/p>\n

Relocating captives<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to the principal, the kidnappers constantly relocated the captives whenever they feared their hideouts had been discovered by security forces, forcing adults and\u00a0children\u00a0to embark on exhausting nighttime journeys through difficult terrain.<\/p>\n

She said: \u201cWhen the place\u00a0was\u00a0discovered, we had to move, and that usually started around seven or eight at night. Sometimes we walked for three to four hours. That\u00a0is\u00a0why you see bruises on our bodies.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe younger ones\u00a0were\u00a0carried, but the older\u00a0children\u00a0had to walk. They fell many times. It\u00a0was\u00a0very difficult.\u201d<\/p>\n

10 motorcycles\u00a0were\u00a0used to move us<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alamu\u00a0also narrated how the victims\u00a0were\u00a0initially transported deeper into the forest after the abduction.<\/p>\n

She said: \u201cMy car\u00a0was\u00a0used to convey us to a point where we met the primary school pupils and their\u00a0teacher.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom there, we walked for about one hour before they brought motorcycles. About 10 motorcycles\u00a0were\u00a0used to move us for more than four hours through bush paths they knew very well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reflecting on the impact of the experience on her teaching career, Mrs\u00a0Alamu\u00a0admitted that returning to remote rural postings would now require enormous courage.<\/p>\n

Her words: \u201cI\u00a0have\u00a0worked for 28 years, and I\u00a0have\u00a0just about four years to retire. Going to rural areas now will take the grace of God.<\/p>\n

\u201cBefore this happened, I had already sacrificed a lot because of the distance. Now, coupled with this experience, I don\u2019t know what will happen. I want to see my husband. When I get home, I can think of every other thing,\u201d<\/p>\n

They ate cocoyam, noodles, drank from a waterfall, victims\u2019 relatives recount<\/p>\n

Also speaking, a relative of one of the pupils rescued after spending 56 days in captivity\u00a0 revealed that the\u00a0children\u00a0survived mainly on cocoyam and noodles while drinking water from a nearby waterfall deep inside the Oyo National Forest, where they\u00a0were\u00a0held by Ansaru terrorists.<\/p>\n

The revelation came as more details emerged on the painstaking efforts by security agencies that culminated in the rescue of the 39 pupils and seven\u00a0teachers\u00a0abducted by the terrorists in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State.<\/p>\n

The relative,\u00a0who\u00a0identified herself simply as Olasunbo, described one of the rescued pupils as her nephew.<\/p>\n

She said: \u201cWe never rested from the day news of the abduction broke. We went from one prayer house to another and also joined online prayer sessions, both day and night. That\u00a0child\u00a0is\u00a0my sister\u2019s first, after seven years of childlessness, so you can imagine the tension we went through.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy nephew told us they survived mostly on cocoyam and noodles throughout their time in the forest. Sometimes they ate only once a day and drank water from a waterfall near where they\u00a0were\u00a0kept.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom what he narrated, the place\u00a0was\u00a0deep inside the forest. They hardly saw anyone apart from the terrorists guarding them. I\u00a0was\u00a0spending the weekend with my sister when news of their release reached us. They looked exhausted when they returned, but we thank God they came back alive.\u201d<\/p>\n

Expressing gratitude to God for the rescue, she said: \u201cAs a family, we\u00a0are\u00a0grateful to God and to all the security personnel\u00a0who\u00a0risked their lives to rescue them. We understand that some officers paid the supreme sacrifice during the operation, and we pray that God comforts their families.\u201d<\/p>\n

How synergy among security agencies paid off<\/strong><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the rescue operation involved personnel drawn from the Defence Headquarters, the Office of the National Security Adviser, ONSA, the National Counter Terrorism Centre, NCTC, the Nigerian Army, the Nigerian Navy Special Boat Service, SBS, the Nigerian Air Force, the Nigeria Police Force, the Department of State Services, DSS, and other members of the Joint Interagency Task Force.<\/p>\n

Although different accounts of how the operation unfolded\u00a0have\u00a0emerged from security sources, they all point to weeks of painstaking intelligence gathering and coordinated operations before the eventual recovery of the victims.<\/p>\n

Security sources revealed that at least two rescue operations\u00a0were\u00a0carried out before the pupils and\u00a0teachers\u00a0were\u00a0eventually freed last Friday.<\/p>\n

Ransom negotiations as bait<\/strong><\/p>\n

One security source told Vanguard that one of the earliest breakthroughs came after security operatives reportedly used ransom negotiations as bait to expose members of the terrorists\u2019 network.<\/p>\n

According to the source, one suspect\u00a0was\u00a0arrested during the process, and intelligence obtained from him enabled security agencies to identify the routes through which food, logistics and other supplies\u00a0were\u00a0being ferried to the terrorists inside the forest.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe information proved invaluable. It enabled security agencies to map the terrorists\u2019 supply routes and gradually cut off their logistics,\u201d the source said.<\/p>\n

Another security source,\u00a0who\u00a0gave a different account of the operation, disclosed that the initial rescue effort involved a direct military offensive aimed at locating and rescuing the abducted pupils and\u00a0teachers.<\/p>\n

According to the source, troops engaged the terrorists in a fierce gun battle deep inside the forest, but the operation came at a high cost as some security personnel lost their lives in the exchange.<\/p>\n

According to him, the long and exhausting marches through thick vegetation and rugged terrain, coupled with the need to avoid detection, slowed the operation but\u00a0were\u00a0necessary to protect the hostages and maintain the element of surprise.<\/p>\n

Casualties of rescue operation<\/strong><\/p>\n

The operation, however, came at a high cost.<\/p>\n

Among the fallen\u00a0was\u00a0Lt. Felix Ademe Isaac, a 28-year-old Nigerian Army officer whose courage at the outset of the operation\u00a0was\u00a0described by colleagues as instrumental to the mission\u2019s eventual success.<\/p>\n

Lt. Isaac\u00a0was\u00a0laid to rest with full military honours last Friday, the same day the rescued pupils and\u00a0teachers\u00a0regained their freedom after 56 days in captivity.<\/p>\n

Military sources said he led the initial assault team into the forest, firing the first shots as troops attempted to breach the terrorists\u2019 position.<\/p>\n

During the operation, his convoy reportedly struck improvised explosive devices, IEDs, planted by the terrorists, resulting in his death.<\/p>\n

Although he did not live to witness the successful rescue, colleagues said his sacrifice, along with those of other fallen security personnel, laid the foundation for the intelligence-led operation that ultimately secured the victims\u2019 safe return. \u201cWe will never forget him,\u201d one of his colleagues said, describing the late officer as a gallant soldier\u00a0who\u00a0paid the supreme sacrifice in the service of his country.<\/p>\n

A military source said the setback prompted security commanders to reassess their strategy, shifting from a largely kinetic approach to a more intelligence-driven operation that combined surveillance, inter-agency coordination, sustained pressure and the disruption of the terrorists\u2019 logistics and support network, a strategy that ultimately paved the way for the safe recovery of the hostages.<\/p>\n

Victims\u2019 location uncovered<\/strong><\/p>\n

Multiple security sources further explained that the abductors chose an extremely secluded location within the vast Oyo National Forest, keeping the pupils and\u00a0teachers\u00a0in a concealed shelter close to a flowing stream deep inside the rugged terrain.<\/p>\n

According to one of the officers involved in the operation, the thick vegetation covering the area posed a major challenge to rescue efforts, as it significantly limited the effectiveness of aerial surveillance and other technological assets deployed to track the terrorists.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe area\u00a0was\u00a0heavily covered by trees and undergrowth. Visibility from the air\u00a0was\u00a0poor, making it difficult to determine their exact position. The environment provided natural cover for the abductors and complicated efforts to locate the victims,\u201d the source said.<\/p>\n

Vanguard gathered that investigators eventually recorded a breakthrough through intelligence gathering and communication interceptions.<\/p>\n

The source explained that the terrorists periodically moved to locations where they could access communication signals, inadvertently creating opportunities for security operatives to monitor their activities and narrow down their whereabouts.<\/p>\n

Armed with the fresh intelligence, security agents pushed deeper into the forest, relying heavily on local guides and hunters familiar with the terrain.<\/p>\n

In several instances, the operatives reportedly trekked for between eight and 10 hours, covering long distances through difficult and largely inaccessible terrain before reaching areas suspected to be the terrorists\u2019 hideouts.<\/p>\n

According to sources, the continuous flow of intelligence enabled operatives on the ground to maintain their bearings, adapt to changing situations and navigate the dense forest without jeopardising the safety of the hostages.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven after security agencies established the general location where the pupils and\u00a0teachers\u00a0were\u00a0being held, commanders deliberately refrained from launching a direct assault, mindful of the risk of exposing the hostages to crossfire. Instead, they sustained military and intelligence pressure on the terrorists, gradually restricting their movement and cutting off their support network. The strategy ultimately paid off, as the abductors became increasingly isolated, making it difficult for them to continue holding the victims before they eventually released them,\u201d one of the security sources said.<\/p>\n

Ex-military personnel hail operation<\/strong><\/p>\n

Retired senior military officers\u00a0have\u00a0commended the Nigerian Armed Forces and other security agencies for the successful rescue of the 39 pupils and seven\u00a0teachers, describing the operation as a testament to the growing synergy among Nigeria\u2019s security and intelligence agencies.<\/p>\n

Speaking separately to Vanguard, the retired officers said the coordination among the military, intelligence agencies and other security organisations\u00a0was\u00a0the defining factor behind the successful outcome.<\/p>\n

Brig. Gen. O. Adegbesan (retd),\u00a0who\u00a0spoke from the United States of America, said the operation demonstrated that complex hostage rescue missions require \u201cunity of purpose, intelligence sharing and disciplined execution.\u201d<\/p>\n

Adegbesan said: \u201cNo single service can successfully execute an operation of that magnitude in isolation. What happened in Oyo shows the value of intelligence fusion, coordination and sustained pressure. That\u00a0is\u00a0the lesson Nigerians should take away from this operation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another retired senior military officer, Danjuma Saidu, said the operation underscored the importance of allowing security agencies to work quietly without unnecessary public pressure.<\/p>\n

Saidu said: \u201cPeople often expect dramatic gun battles, but hostage rescue operations\u00a0are\u00a0different. The first priority\u00a0is\u00a0preserving innocent lives. Sometimes patience achieves what force alone cannot.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ransom payment unfounded<\/strong><\/p>\n

The retired generals also dismissed persistent claims on social media that a ransom\u00a0was\u00a0paid to secure the release of the victims.<\/p>\n

One of them described the speculation as unfounded, arguing that if such a payment had indeed been made, credible evidence would likely\u00a0have\u00a0surfaced by now.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn an operation involving multiple agencies and hundreds of personnel, it\u00a0is\u00a0difficult to conceal such a transaction indefinitely. If ransom\u00a0was\u00a0paid, as\u00a0is\u00a0being alleged, it would most likely\u00a0have\u00a0become public knowledge by now.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat\u00a0is\u00a0more evident\u00a0is\u00a0the painstaking intelligence work, sustained military pressure and coordinated operations that eventually forced the terrorists to abandon the hostages,\u201d the retired officer said.<\/p>\n

He cautioned Nigerians against undermining the sacrifices of security personnel by dismissing every successful operation as the result of ransom payment.<\/p>\n

Security analysts said the successful rescue has become one of the clearest examples in recent years of how coordinated intelligence, inter-agency cooperation and carefully calibrated military operations can achieve results without exposing hostages to unnecessary danger, while paying tribute to the officers and men\u00a0who\u00a0made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty.<\/p>\n

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