In the wake of the alleged N1 billion ransom demanded by abductors of six students from Igbonla Model School, near Epe, Lagos, the Lagos State Police Command has said it would “not negotiate with the kidnappers.”
The police spokesperson, Olarinde Famous-Cole,
told Premium Times on Monday that “it is the statutory responsibility of the
police to keep the children safe, which is paramount and that’s what we are
concerned about.”
The Punch newspaper had reported that parents
of the children were contacted on Saturday and allowed to briefly speak with
their children.
They also stated that while two of the parents
were asked to pay N400 million each, another two were told to raise N100
million per child.
The parents were reportedly told to meet with
the school authorities and the state government to raise the money.
“Since we are all a party to the incident that
happened, we are playing our roles as security agents to get those kids out of
the hands of those militants,” said Mr. Famous-Cole.
“We are certainly liaising with the school and
the government and the parents as regards some of the things we can share with
them as per security intelligence.”
“The kids are safe, but we are just trying to
get them out and that’s what important,” the police spokesperson said.
-Punch
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