OYO KIDNAP RESCUE STRATEGY MAY NOT SUIT NORTHERN CASES — EX-DSS CHIEF
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By; Sunmola Ganiyat
A former Assistant Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Mohammed Ngoshe, has said the intelligence-led operation that secured the release of abducted pupils and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State cannot be applied uniformly to all kidnapping cases across the country.
Speaking on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Wednesday, Ngoshe explained that every security operation is influenced by unique circumstances, making it difficult to replicate the same tactics in states facing different security challenges.
He made the remarks amid questions over why similar rescue successes had not been recorded in some northern states, including Borno, Plateau and Benue, where kidnappings and attacks remain prevalent.
The retired DSS chief urged Nigerians to have greater confidence in security agencies, insisting that many successful interventions often go unnoticed by the public.
According to him, several planned attacks are foiled before they occur, even though such successes rarely receive public attention.
Ngoshe noted that the factors behind the Oriire abduction differed significantly from those driving insecurity in places such as Borno.
He cited Gwoza in Borno State as an example, saying the security realities there are entirely different from those that existed in Oriire.
On the persistent violence in Plateau State, he argued that many incidents are linked to cycles of retaliatory attacks between communities.
The former DSS official also defended the secrecy surrounding the Oriire rescue operation, stressing that security missions cannot be conducted in the public domain.
He revealed that the abductors initially sought to compel the Federal Government to release detained Ansaru leaders but later came under sustained pressure from security operatives.
According to Ngoshe, security agencies intensified efforts by targeting the kidnappers’ support network and rejecting their demands.
He claimed the operatives subsequently isolated the abductors by disrupting their access to food, weapons and intelligence sources, forcing them into a weakened position.
Ngoshe maintained that the success of the Oriire operation was the result of a carefully coordinated strategy tailored to the specific circumstances of the case, adding that different security situations require different approaches.
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