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Reports reaching AN24 suggest that armed men Monday night, invaded Babington Macaulay
Junior Seminary located in Ikorodu area
of Lagos State and abducted no fewer than three students of the school.
There are reports that the gunmen stormed the school
at about 8pm and took three female students along with them. The school, located at Agunfoye-Lugbusi village, is owned by the Anglican Communion, Lagos Diocese. The gunmen forcefully gained
at about 8pm and took three female students along with them. The school, located at Agunfoye-Lugbusi village, is owned by the Anglican Communion,
The police has confirmed the development. The spokesperson
of the Lagos State Police Command, Dolapo Badmus, said detectives have swung
into action to secure the release of the girls.
The state Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, was said to
have spent the better part of the night in the school and surrounding bushes
and villages in search of the girls.
The motive behind the kidnappers focus on the school could
not be immediately established, it was learnt that their focus might be the
children of a relative of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode believed to be in the
school.
In fact, the source was emphatic that the school authority
had to immediately alert the Governor’s brother, who in turn reportedly spoke
with Governor Ambode, who immediately ordered massive police deployment to hunt
for the kidnappers.
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| Parents and families of students at school premises (photo by Punch) |
The Lagos State Police Command confirming the kidnap put
the number of abducted children at 3 but unconfirmed reports said the number of
victims might actually be more than that.


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