Such An Helpless Experience – Man Reveals How Bandits Killed His Brother During Oyo Kidnap Rescue Attempt

The tragedy in Yawota, Alawusa and Ahoro‑Esinele in Orire LGA, Oyo State, runs far deeper than the abductions already reported. While more than 45 schoolchildren, teachers and residents were taken by terrorists, families are now speaking about another layer of loss and that is the quiet heroes who died while trying to rescue those kidnapped. Media Entrepreneur Chude Jideonwo paid a visit to the communities, and met a grieving man whose younger brother never returned after joining local hunters and security men on a rescue mission into the forest.

“Yes, I lost my junior brother there,” he said, his voice heavy. “He went there with the hunters and security men. They bombed him.” His brother, Shuaibu Adigun, was not among those abducted. He volunteered because he knew the forest terrain and wanted to help save the children and neighbours taken from their homes.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>