The Chief Medical Director of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, Prof Olawale Olakulehin, has announced that eight schoolchildren and one teacher out of 44 rescued kidnap victims are still on admission in the hospital.
Olakulehin disclosed this during an interactive session with newsmen in his office on Wednesday. News Men reports that over 40 schoolchildren and their teachers were kidnapped on Friday, May 15, 2026, from Community Grammar School, Ahoro Esienle, in Oriire, Oyo State, and were rescued unharmed on Friday, July 10, 2026, by a joint security operation.
The rescue was carried out by the Nigerian Army, Nigeria Police Force, Department of State Service, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Oyo State Security Network codenamed Amotekun, vigilantes, hunters, and other agencies after 56 days in captivity.
The CMD said 35 of the victims, including teachers and pupils, have been discharged after being certified medically fit. “We have discharged 35 out of the 44 rescued kidnap victims… having been certified medically fit,” he stated.
According to Olakulehin, a total of 39 pupils and five teachers, including the school principal, Mrs Racheal Alamu, were brought to the hospital. “One of the pupils who was diagnosed with a congenital heart defect is receiving adequate medical attention,” he said, adding that others were treated for various ailments. Those certified fit have been released to their parents and relations.
The CMD noted that reuniting the discharged victims with their families is part of the psychological healing process. “Their release and reunion with their parents and relations is another form of psychological healing process,” he said. He added that the remaining victims are being closely monitored and will be discharged once certified fit.
