The Nigerian Senate has approved a donation of N50 million to support the families of five people who lost their lives during the rescue operation of 39 schoolchildren and seven teachers who were abducted from Ahoro-Esinle, Yawota and Alawusa communities on May 15, 2026.

9News Nigeria reports that The Presidency July 10, announced the rescue of all the pupils and teachers who were abducted in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, revealing that security operatives arrested eight suspected kidnappers while neutralising others during the operation.

The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed the development in a post on on his X handle on Friday.

“Finally, all the kidnapped pupils and teachers in Oriire, Oyo State have been rescued by our security agencies”, he wrote.

Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced an intervention during Wednesday’s plenary, stating that each of the five bereaved families would receive N10 million naira in recognition of the sacrifices made by the deceased.

Akpabio said the Senate leadership resolved to provide financial support to the bereaved families, particularly highlighting the sacrifice of a 28-year-old Army lieutenant who died during the operation.

The beneficiaries include the families of two teachers killed during the abduction and three security personnel who died while carrying out the rescue mission.

“Today, after discussions with the leadership, we felt we should support the victims’ families, like the young lieutenant who was just 28 years old, we are sending a token of N50 million to be shared among the five families – the families of the two teachers and the three security operatives”, he said.

The Senate also commended the Armed Forces and other security agencies for successfully rescuing the abducted pupils and teachers after 56 days in captivity.

-9News Nigeria.