Mr. Olatunde Zacchaeus, a teacher who was among the victims of the Oriire school abduction in Oyo State, has stated that they were initially scared when they saw DSS officers sent to rescue them in the forest
In an interview with Nigeria Info FM, Zacchaeus said that after the kidnappers freed him and the other victims, they trekked for more than one hour and 30 minutes before they met two men with two buses in the forest
Zacchaeus said they all became frightened because the men were speaking Hausa. He said the men introduced themselves as DSS officers but he did not believe them. He added that he became more suspicious after noticing the buses had no number plates, had tinted windows and carried Arabic inscriptions
Zacchaeus said the DSS officers then phoned someone who convinced him and the other captives in Yoruba that the DSS officers were sent by the Federal Government to rescue them
In Zacchaeus’ words: “What made us to be afraid and panic more is that they were speaking in Hausa language. When we told them to show us their ID cards they were just smiling, they said we should calm down and it was the government that sent them. I told my principal that I was afraid because the buses had no number plates and it had tinted glasses. I went to the back of the bus and saw Arabic inscription….See More
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