Politics
THERE was excitement in Egbeda community in Egbeda Local Government Area of Oyo State on Friday evening, as residents celebrated the rescue of pupils and teachers abducted in Oriire LocalGovernment Area.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that hundreds of residents trooped out singing songs in praise of President Bola Tinubu and military operatives.
A cross-section of the residents who spoke with NAN commended Tinubu for living up to his promise to rescue the schoolchildren and teachers.
Mr Femi Ademola, a commercial motorcycle operator, said the rescue of the children and their teachers by security operatives had further confirmed that the President cares about the safety of all citizens of Nigeria.
Ademola urged security agencies to sustain the tempo of rescuing other Nigerians in captivity of kidnappers.
Another resident, Mr Bimbo Soyede, a Point-of-Sale operator, said the successful rescue operation by the security agencies calls for joy and celebration.
Soyede said the safe return of the children and their teachers was a thing of joy, urging government to put in place tight security across schools in the state, particularly areas that share boundaries with the Old Oyo National Park.
A nursing mother, Mrs Janet Ajayi, who initially thought the news was a prank, commended President Tinubu for ensuring that all the teachers and the children were rescued unhurt.
Ajayi implored the president to prioritise the security of lives and property of Nigerians.
NAN reports that the children and their teachers were abducted on May 15 in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State.(NAN)
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