Friday the 15th of May started just like any other day in the semi-rural environment of Oriire Local Government Area, on the outskirts of Ogbomosho.
Suddenly, the sedate peace of the environment was shattered. A group of men appeared, riding on motorcycles, and firing guns in the air. They descended on three schools in the locality – Baptist Nursery and Primary School, the Local Authority Primary School, and Community Grammar School.
There was pandemonium. Awe-struck locals took to their heels.
The terrorists, many of them wearing camouflage military uniforms, grabbed students and teachers left and right, dragging them onto their motorcycles.
Firing more gunshots into the air, the attackers vanished into the nearby forest with their victims, as local people watched from their hiding places, paralysed with fear.
39 pupils of various ages, among them a toddler of 2 years, were kidnapped, as well as 7 teachers, including the principal
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