Tension as Kidnappers Abduct School Children, Teachers, Demand N30m Ransom

Worsening insecurity in the country has devastated the economic growth and development of Nigeria as citizens live in fear of the unprecedented events of the day, praying for their safety.

Yet, barely hours after we got a report of two Ekiti Monarchs murdered by suspected kidnappers, no fewer than six pupils, three teachers, and the driver of a private school bus in Ekiti State were, have been kidnapped by gunmen suspected to be herdsmen.

They were abducted on Monday night while returning from Eporo-Ekiti on the school bus.

This is happening barely hours after two monarchs, the Onimojo of Imojo in Oye Local Government Area, Oba Olatunde Olusola, and the Elesun of Esun Ekiti in Ikole Local Government Area, Oba Babatunde Ogunsakin were killed by gunmen along Ipao-Oke Ako Road while their colleague, the Alara of Ara Ekiti, Oba Adebayo Fatoba in Ikole Local Government Area, managed to escape.

It was gathered that the kidnapped pupils were students of Apostolic Nursery and Primary School, Emure-Ekiti in Ekiti State.

Meanwhile, the abductors of school children contacted the families of their victims, demanding N30 million as ransom to release the five pupils and other victims.

A source close to the family of one of the children said the kidnappers reached out to them yesterday evening, asking for N30 million naira in exchange for the freedom of their victims.

Vanguard.