Nigerian security forces have rescued 39 schoolchildren and five teachers abducted nearly two months ago in Oyo state.
![Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde visits a hospital where schoolchildren and teachers who were kidnapped by gunmen in Nigeria's southwestern Oyo state nearly two months ago and were rescued by security forces are treated, in Oyo, Nigeria, in this handout picture released July 11, 2026. [Oyo State Government/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-mggx1uo47w.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/image-1783821312.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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