The
Nigeria Police Force are close to rescuing abductees of the Turkish
school in Ogun State after trailing and arresting prominent members of
the kidnapping syndicate.
The entrance of the school
Two among the kidnappers, who stormed the Nigerian Turkish International College, Isheri, Ogun State, abducting eight females, including two Turkish nationals, have been arrested, said sources.
This was even as police authorities have vowed not to engage in
negotiations for payment of ransom with abductors of the students and
staff. News also filtered out yesterday that worried and frantic parents
have been divided over amount to contribute in order to get their
children and wards released, according to the New Telegraph.
The two suspects were alleged to have been tracked and arrested at
different locations. It was learnt that one of the kidnappers, simply
identified as ‘Commander General,’ was arrested in the creek, while the
second, whose identity is yet unknown, was arrested in Arogbo area, Ondo
State on Monday night.
According to sources, detectives stormed the creek and swooped on
Commander General, while he was in bed with two women. The police
recovered a big Mikano Generator, which was planted close to the
kidnapper’s makeshift house in the creek. The second suspect was
arrested in Arogbo, Ondo State, by a decoy team of policemen deployed in
the community.
A police source said: “The Special Intelligence Respond Team
(IRT), deployed by the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, from
Abuja, is closing in on the kidnappers and several suspects, including
two prime suspects, already in police net.”
In another development, it was gathered that there was a serious
disagreement between victims’ parents on the amount to pay for ransom.
A source at the school said: “Some parents of the victims were
of the opinion that they should pool resources together and pay the
kidnappers N15 million for all the victims, while others think they
should push for N50 million, to facilitate fast release of the victims.”
When a correspondent visited the school yesterday, mobile policemen
were still seen manning strategic locations within the school premises.
The gunmen, numbering about 20, who were armed to the teeth,
stormed the school premises around 9:30pm on Friday night, broke the
fence and abducted the female students in their hostels along with five
non-teaching staff.
Meanwhile, police authorities in Ogun State; have vowed not to engage in negotiations for payment of ransom with the abductors.
This position came against the backdrop of reports that the
suspected kidnappers that invaded the school on Friday night had
demanded N1.2 billion ransom before releasing the victims.
Speaking on efforts to rescue the victims, the state Police Public
Relations Officer (PPRO), Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the security agencies
were close to apprehending the kidnappers.
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