Four
secondary school students in Igbonla Senior and Junior Model College in
Epe Local Government Area and two teachers were yesterday kidnapped by
suspected armed kidnappers in Lagos
.
Our
correspondent learnt that the kidnappers, numbering about seven, had
invaded the school premises at about 8 AM when students were having a
special session at the hall and shut sporadically into the air before
kidnapping the victims, which included a vice principal and head
teacher.
It
was further gathered that men of the Rapid Response Squad, (RRS) of the
state Police Command are already combing the entire area in search of
the kidnapped victims.
According
to sources, the kidnappers came in a speed boat from one of the creeks
and marched all their captors to the waiting boat.
Confirming
the kidnap, Lagos State Police Public Relation Officer, PPRO,
ASP.Dolapo Badmos, said that four students and two teachers were
kidnapped by the unknown gunmen within the school premises.
Badmos noted that through the efforts of the security officers, two of the students were rescued from the unknown gunmen.
The
PPRO assured residents of Lagos State that security personnel have been
deployed to the scene to ensure prompt rescue of the kidnapped victims.
The
Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr Idiat Oluranti Adebule also said she
immediately visited Igbonla Senior and Junior Model College in the
suburb of Epe, where four students and two teachers were kidnapped by a
gang of suspected Ijaw militants, just as she assured that government
would work assiduously to ensure prompt rescue of the victims.
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