The rescued principal of Community High School in Oriire Local Government Area, Mrs Rachael Alamu, has explained the reason why the kidnappers killed the teachers that were abducted in the state.
Alamu made this known while speaking with newsmen on Monday.
The principal, the other rescued children and teachers were received by Governor Seyi Makinde at the State Government House.
She said, “There are times that we have hope that we will all come out alive. The terrorists killed Mr Michael, the first teacher, on the second day of our abduction and Deacon, the second teacher, was killed on the first Sunday of June.
“They killed them purposely because they thought it would force the hand of the government to provide them whatever they wanted. They already knew that the whole world was interested in our case. We have scars already, and we believe that God will heal us. We appreciate everyone that contributed to this success.”
PUNCH Online reports that the rescued pupils and teachers were handed over to the state government by the Federal Government.
A video shared by Oyo Affairs showed the rescued victims alighting from a van under heavy security provided by military personnel upon their arrival at the secretariat.
The footage captured the victims stepping out of the vehicle as armed security operatives escorted them into the premises.
The arrival follows the Federal Government’s announcement on Friday that security agencies had successfully secured the release of all the abducted pupils and teachers after more than 50 days in captivity.
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