KIDNAPPERS STORM LAGOS SCHOOL, ABDUCT SIX

LLagos CP, Fatai Owoseni

Kidnappers have again struck at a Lagos school and abducted six students, including the principal.

This was announced by the Lagos State Police Commissioner, Fatai Owoseni
at Police Command Headquarters.

The Commissioner of Police, is personally leading the rescue and investigation team following the abduction of 6 students from Model College, Igbonla, Lagos state.

According to the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Lagos state Command, ASP Olarinde Famous-Cole, the suspected kidnappers early hours of today at about 05:00hrs gained entrance into Igbonla Model College School, Igbonla, near Epe Axis of Lagos State, abducting six students.

Famous-Cole said that investigations revealed that the criminal elements used the Imeru/Iji waterway to access the swampy forest bordering the School, bore a hole on a part of the School fence and gained entrance into the premises.

"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", the PPRO said.

"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.