Bandits Using Abducted Oyo Pupils To Bargain For Commanders' Release – Defence Minister

WIRE — BY ANDREW OJIEZEL, Lagos The Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa, has revealed that the bandits who abducted 39 pupils and seven teachers from schools in Oyo State are using the victims as bargaining chips to demand the release of their commanders currently in military custody. The pupils and teachers were kidnapped nearly eight weeks ago

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