The group said the rescue of the Oriire victims should not mark the end of the government's efforts, insisting that every Nigerian held in captivity deserves equal attention regardless of ethnicity, religion or location. The Yoruba Union, Ìgbìnmó Májékóbájé Ilé-Yorùbá, has welcomed the rescue of th»»»

Lagos, Nigeria: Dozens of schoolchildren kidnapped during a rare attack in southwestern Nigeria 56 days ago have been rescued, the presidency said on Friday. The raid on schools in Esiele and Yawota -- two agrarian communities that sit on the edge of the vast Old Oyo National Park -- quickly became»»»

Dozens of schoolchildren kidnapped during a rare attack in southwestern Nigeria 56 days ago have been rescued, the presidency said Friday. Gunmen who Nigeria’s army accused of being Boko Haram jihadists abducted 46 pupils and staff from three schools in the southwestern state of Oyo on May 15. The »»»