The family of one of
the four pupils of Lagos Junior Model College, Igbonla, Epe, Lagos State, who
was reported to have fallen sick in kidnappers’ den, paid N1m ransom on
Tuesday.
A source close to the family, who confirmed the
development to Punch, said the family expected the boy to
be released.
The victims, who comprised four pupils –Okonkwo
Emmanuel, Isaac Adebisi, Abu and Jeremiah – an English Language/Civic Education
teacher, Lukman Oyerinde, and the Vice-Principal, A.O. Oyesola, were kidnapped
on Thursday.
The attackers on
Thursday, October 6, at about 8am, stormed the school premises while the junior
school was rounding off the morning prayers.
The assailants from Friday to Sunday, continued
to call the families of the victims to negotiate the ransoms from N5m to N3.5m
and then to N1m for each victim.
The gunmen on Saturday had also fired a warning
gunshot on the telephone, while ordering the family of one of the victims to
hasten on the ransom.
On Sunday, they had called again to inform the
family of the schoolboy that their son had fallen sick.
The kidnappers had called the family that the
pupil’s health had deteriorated, adding that his ransom had to be paid
urgently.
It was learnt on Tuesday that the family of the
schoolboy, who fell sick in the kidnappers’ hideout, had taken N1m to a place
of agreement.
The source told Punch that the family members
were awaiting the return of the schoolboy.
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