The entrance gate of Babington Macaulay Junior Seminary School
The spokesperson for Lagos State Police Command, Dolapo Badmus,
has confirmed the rescue of three teenage girls abducted at the
Babington Macaulay Junior Seminary, Agunfoye Lugbusi, by unknown gunmen
on March 1.
"They were rescued in the early hours of this morning at Igbokuta area of Lagos State," said Ms. Badmos, a Superintendent of Police.
The circumstances of their freedom are still hazy, but they were
said to have been rescued at Igbo Okuta area of Ikorodu by the security
agencies in an operation that started in the wee hours of Sunday.
It was gathered that the girls identified as Timilehin Olusa,
Tofunmi Popo Olaniyan and Deborah Akinayo, have been taken to an
undisclosed hospital for medical examination.
A senior police officer told a corespondent: "We were certain
that the girls would be rescued alive because we had good intelligence
on the operations of these gangsters. We had them cornered and it was
just a matter of time for them to reach a cul-de-sac."
The kidnappers reportedly contacted Victor Ayo Olusa, father of the
first victim, to demand a ransom of N200m, which was later lowered to
N20m per student.
Lagos state commissioner for information and culture, Steve Ayorinde, also confirmed the good news saying. "I can also confirm that no ransoms were paid," he said.
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