POLICE ARREST SUSPECTED KIDNAPPERS OF 6 MALE STUDENTS OF IGBONLA MODEL COLLEGE LAGOS

The Special Intelligence Response Team, IRT, of the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has arrested three suspects in connection with last Thursday's kidnap of six male students of Igbonla Model School, Igbonla near Epe in Lagos state.

According to an assistant commissioner of police, Abba Kyari, the three suspects were today arrested in Benin city, Edo state and they have confessed to have carried out the kidnapping of some important personalities in Ogun and Lagos state.

“Three of the militant kidnappers, who left the creek and came to Benin to visit one of their members that was injured in recent gun battle with security agents, were arrested by IRT in Benin. The suspects are Egelu Endurance, aka Jubby, 25, a native of Abere town in Ovia South L.G.A Edo; Stanley Yomi Irabomini, 25, aka Powei from Ovia South LGA of Edo State and Bentel Endurance, 24, also from Ovia South LGA Edo State. The suspects claimed they came to Benin to see their injured colleague and relax for a while before going back to the creek”he said

KIDNAPPERS DEMANDS N1BILLION RANSOM FOR FOUR ABDUCTED IGBONLA MODEL COLLEGE PUPILS !

Kidnappers of six pupils of Igbonla Model College, Epe, Lagos State, have contacted some parents of the victims, demanding N1bn ransom to release them.

SUNDAY PUNCH learnt that the parents were contacted on Saturday and allowed to briefly speak with their children. While two of them were asked to pay N400m each, another two were told to raise N100m per child.

They were reportedly told to meet with the school authorities and the state government to raise the money.

However, details of ransoms demanded from the remaining parents had yet to be ascertained by our correspondent as of the time of filing this report.

The gunmen had gained entry into the school premises at about 6AM on Thursday through the creek at the back of the college and headed for the boys’ hostel after breaking the school fence.

They broke the hostel doors, seized 10 senior secondary school pupils and led them to the shore where their boat was parked

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