Nigerian Army Updates on Oyo Kidnapping Rescue Efforts

On Saturday, Lt. Gen. Waidi Shaibu, the Chief of Army Staff, provided an update regarding the ongoing rescue operations for 39 pupils and seven teachers abducted in Oyo State. He stated that the Nigerian Army is making significant progress in these efforts and expressed confidence that the operations would lead to the safe rescue of the victims and their reunion with their families.

During a media interaction in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Shaibu also discussed the army's broader security operations across Nigeria, including successful missions against insurgents in the northeast and banditry in the northwest. He announced the approval from President Bola Tinubu for measures to strengthen military manpower, including the establishment of a new Nigerian Army depot in Amasiri Edda, Ebonyi State, which will increase the total number of depots to three.

The depot is expected to recruit and train 28,000 young Nigerians, enhancing the army's operational capabilities.