Kidnappers of Three Girls in Lagos Demand N200 Million Ransom

Thu, Mar 3, 2016
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BREAKING NEWS, Crime

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The kidnappers of three girls from Babington Macaulay Junior Seminary, BMJS, Ikorodu area of Lagos, have demanded N200 million ransom.

The girls, who were abducted from their classroom on Monday are Timilehin Olusa, Tofunmi Popoolaniyan and Deborah Akinayo – all SS2 students.

Timilehin is the daughter of Ven. Victor Ayo Olusa, executive secretary of the Lagos Anglican School Management Board.

The kidnappers, who allegedly got the telephone number of one of the fathers of the kidnapped girls contacted him on Tuesday, demanding N200 million for the three girls.

This development was said to have provoked an emergency meeting between the school’s management, the victims’ anxious parents and security agencies, led by Police Commissioner Fatai Owoseni, which lasted till the early hours of Wednesday.

Three other meetings were held between 11am and 4:15pm with the school authorities and security agents.

The security agencies may have identified the abductors’ location and that teams of military personnel, the police and the Department of State Service, DSS, and the local vigilante group, known as Oyabo, have been deployed to the area.

Parents and teachers have also intensified prayers for the release of the girls.

Some parents who spoke on condition of anonymity, blamed the management of the school for inadequate security, stating that on various occasions, the management was advised to raise the fence at the School of Science and Technology, but the suggestion was ignored.

Culled from New Mail

  • March 3, 2016 @ 9:30 GMT |
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