There were indications that the kidnappers of four students, a teacher and Junior School Principal of Lagos State Model College, Igbonla in Epe might have contacted the victims’ families.
Unconfirmed reports stated that the gunmen, who stormed the school premises at about 8am on Thursday, reached out to the parents of the children through a private line and demanded an undisclosed amount as ransom.
It is gathered that the kidnappers contacted three families at 2:00A.m, 2:50A.m and 4:00A.m, a development that led the parents and school management to convene an emergency meeting, which lasted till about 5:30pm.
The kidnappers, it was learned, warned the parents not to disclose the ransom demanded to security agencies, as failure to adhere would jeopardise the safety of their loved one.
According to a source, some personal effects of the victims, including a mobile phone which fell off while they were being whisked away have been recovered.
Meanwhile, security agencies on Thursday intensified search and rescue operations around Epe, Ikorodu and Ijebu-Ode, using air, land and water strategies.
It was gathered that the security agencies were also tracking the kidnappers to ascertain their identities and exact location.
Asked why the security forces did not sweep the school, especially areas the gunmen touched for fingerprints, the source said fingerprints cannot be gotten from wooden furniture.
Efforts to get the police command’s spokesperson, Dolapo Badmos, a Superintendent (SP) failed at the time of filing this report.
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