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The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said on Saturday that its Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai on Friday, 10 July 2026, recorded another major operational success with precision air strikes that devastated a terrorist enclave at Yaganari in the Gezuwa general area of Borno State.
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Sources at the facility said some soldiers on duty turned back the delegation, citing instructions from higher authorities as the reason for restricting access.
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“Neighbours came out this morning to behold the horrible sight and were helping to remove the bodies from under the rubble. The sight was too much for me I had to leave the place”.
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“What Nigerians expected yesterday was to see a commander-in-chief leading from the front. Following the successful rescue operation, the president ought to have immediately addressed the nation alongside his defence chiefs—not merely to announce the good news, but to brief Nigerians on the operation; acknowledge the bravery of the troops; highlight the lessons learned; reassure families that no effort would be spared to rescue those still in captivity; and send an unmistakable message to bandits and terrorists that the Nigerian state remains resolute.
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“He was taken from us, and his life was brutally cut short. Our joy is incomplete because one chair at our table will remain empty forever.
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Senator Ndume stated this after visiting Vice President Shettima at his residence to congratulate him following his emergence as President Tinubu’s running mate for the forthcoming election.
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The military on Saturday said that multiple arrests in Oyo State and other parts of the country, disrupting the activities of the group that kidnapped pupils and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo, forced it to release the captives unconditionally.
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“The pupils and teachers are currently receiving medical attention in an undisclosed hospital and will be handed over to the Oyo State Government in due course so as to be reunited with their families,” he said.
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Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has said his administration’s immediate focus is to reunite the teachers and pupils rescued from kidnappers in Oriire Local Government Area with their families and provide them with rehabilitation following their 56-day captivity.
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“We are still at the teething stage. We need experience, education and comparative studies from jurisdictions already practising state police.”
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