The kidnappers of 5 pupils of Apostolic Faith Group of Schools, Emure Ekiti, and 4 staff members have demanded N100m ransom for the release of the 9 victims who were taken away on Monday. They placed their demand this morning through their spokes media.
On Monday, gunmen killed two Ekiti monarchs-the Onimojo of Imojo, Oba Olatunde Olusola, and the Elesun of Esun Ekiti, Oba Babatunde Ogunsakin, while the Alara of Ara Ekiti, Oba Adebayo Fatoba, narrowly escaped.
The traditional rulers were returning from a function in Kogi State when their vehicles ran into the suspected kidnappers who were operating on the highway between Ipao and Oke Ako in the Ikole Local Government Area of Ekiti State.
The kidnapping of the 5 schoolchildren and 4 staff members occurred when the school bus conveying 25 pupils home after school hours was waylaid by the gunmen in the Emure community in Ekiti State.
Shedding light on how the incident occurred, the school principal explained that the abduction occurred about a five-minute drive from the school. Recalling the incident , he said all 25 occupants were
asked to get down from the school bus and lie flat on the floor , after
which 2 senior secondary and 3 primary pupils alongside 2 teachers, 1
bus driver and 1 bus assistant were taken hostage.
Governor Abiodun Oyebanji has charged the security agencies in the state to put their best foot forward to ensure they bring back all captives safely back home.