The Police have arrested three of
the militants involved in the kidnapping of six pupils from the Igbonla Model
College, Epe area of Lagos.
They were said to have broken
down the school fence and headed for the boys’ hostel, where they whisked away
10 Senior Secondary School pupils. Four of them escaped.
The kidnappers subsequently
demanded N1 billion ransom from their parents. Two of the parents were asked to
pay N400 million each, while another two were told to raise N100m per child.
However, the Inspector General of
Police, Ibrahim Idris deployed Special Intelligence Response Team IRT to ensure
the rescue of the school children.
The team, led by ACP Abba Kyari
on Tuesday evening arrested three members of the gang squad in Benin, Edo State
capital.
Kyari, in a statement on Wednesday said three of the kidnappers were arrested in Benin
where they had gone to visit one of their members that was injured in a recent
gun battle with security agents.
He gave the names of the suspects
as Egelu Endurance, 25, otherwise known as Jubby, a native of Abere town in
Ovia South L.G.A Edo, Stanley Yomi Irabomini, 25, also known as Powei from Ovia
South LGA of Edo State, and Bentel Endurance, 24 also from Ovia South LGA Edo
State.
He said, “the suspects confessed to have participated in various kidnappings of prominent personalities in Lagos and Ogun States including the Oniba of Iba, Turkish School children, Isheri landlords and the recent abduction of Epe School Children.
“The suspects claimed they came to Benin to see their injured colleague and relax for a while before going back to the creek.”
He added that serious efforts
were in progress to arrest the remaining gang members and rescue the school
children.
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Nigeria Police should establish permanent presence in the coastal areas,this idea of them waiting for kidnapping of citizens to happen freely through the creeks before springing into action hunting the kidnappers is not responsible and competent policing.It's now established that kidnappers uses the waterways at dead of night to kidnap and escape,police should rise up to this challenge by preventing future occurrence.Preventive measures must immediately be put in place
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