The Lagos state police command of the Nigerian Police has announced that the State’s Commissioner Fatai Owoseni is personally leading the rescue and investigation team on the abducted students and principal of Model College, Igbonla, Lagos state.
According to the State’s Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, ASP Olarinde Famous-Cole, the suspected kidnappers at about 05:00 am gained entrance into school in Igbonla near Epe Axis of Lagos state and abducting six students. The gunmen also abducted the principal of the junior secondary school, Mr. Oyesola and Mr. Akirinmade who is the Principal of the senior secondary school.
According to Famous-Cole, investigations revealed that the criminal elements used the Imeru/Iji waterway to access the swampy forest bordering the school, bore a hole through the fence and gained entrance into the premises.
Famous-Cole said, “The dastardly act of these criminal elements is nothing other than sheer wickedness as there is no justification whatsoever to abduct innocent children. However, we appeal for calmness of parents/guardians to enable Security Agencies focus on rescue operations and apprehension of the suspects as we understand the trauma being gone through at this difficult moment.”
“We have intensified necessary measures towards ensuring safe return of the abducted six and apprehension of the suspect to face the full wrath of the law. “ He added.
This would be the second time kidnappers are storming the school. On Oct. 6, 2016, kidnappers stormed the school and took away the vice principal, a teacher and four students. The police later rescued them.
