The police, in an overnight rescue operation, have freed the
three schoolgirls of the Lagos Babington Macaulay Junior
Seminary School in Ikorodu.
The girls were found at the Igbokuta area of Ikorodu. They
are unharmed and were not molested by their kidnappers.
Three arrests have been made in connection with the crime,
according to the police spokesperson.
A press conference dedicated to the events was held by the
Lagos state government and security agencies at the State
House, Alausa.
Timilehin Olosa, Tofunmi Popoolaniyan and Deborah
Akinayo were kidnapped from a classroom in the Babington
Macaulay Junior Seminary School on February 29.
The abductors, about 15 heavily armed men, reportedly dug
a hole under the fence surrounding the school, started
sporadic shooting and overpowered the security personnel
on the premises. They escaped through the school fence
together with the hostages.
According to initial reports, the kidnappers
demanded a
N100 million ransom, a sum which was later reduced to
N10 million.
three schoolgirls of the Lagos Babington Macaulay Junior
Seminary School in Ikorodu.
The girls were found at the Igbokuta area of Ikorodu. They
are unharmed and were not molested by their kidnappers.
Three arrests have been made in connection with the crime,
according to the police spokesperson.
A press conference dedicated to the events was held by the
Lagos state government and security agencies at the State
House, Alausa.
Timilehin Olosa, Tofunmi Popoolaniyan and Deborah
Akinayo were kidnapped from a classroom in the Babington
Macaulay Junior Seminary School on February 29.
The abductors, about 15 heavily armed men, reportedly dug
a hole under the fence surrounding the school, started
sporadic shooting and overpowered the security personnel
on the premises. They escaped through the school fence
together with the hostages.
According to initial reports, the kidnappers
N100 million ransom, a sum which was later reduced to
N10 million.
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