Nigeria, July 10 -- The pupils and teachers abducted from three schools in Oyo State have been freed, PREMIUM TIMES can report.

The release followed weeks of operations involving security forces from the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), the State Security Service (SSS), Nigerian Army, the police and other security agencies.

Sources familiar with the matter told PREMIUM TIMES that the abductees were freed on Friday evening and that some terrorists were killed in the process.

This newspaper reported that a total of 46 people-consisting of 39 students and seven teachers-were kidnapped when terrorists simultaneously raided Baptist Nursery and Primary School (Yawota), Community High School (Ahoro-Esinele), and L.A. Primary Sc...