The Lagos state police
command says 20 kidnappers were killed during the process of rescuing the six
abducted students of Igbonla-Epe Model College.
Fatai Owoseni, the state commissioner of police, said this on
Friday while briefing journalists on the rescue operation.
The boys were released on Friday – 64
days after they were kidnapped in their school premises.
He, however, regretted that one civilian volunteer died during the
rescue process while eight policemen and four other civilian volunteers
sustained injuries.
Owoseni said the rescue of the children did not come immediately
because security agencies were being careful not to get hurt them.
“We have responsible security agencies that don’t want to
sacrifice the lives of those children. Our objective was to do everything
possible to get these children alive, unhurt and that’s exactly what has
happened,” he said.
He added that the police arrested a suspect who attempted to
swindle the parents of the students by demanding ransom for the boys’ release.
The commissioner praised the south-west governors “for
demonstrating a clear commitment to combat crime in the region.”
The state government had earlier expressed excitement over the release of the students.
- The Cable
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