Kidnappers threatening to kill Ekiti schoolchildren – Parents

Kidnappers threatening to kill Ekiti schoolchildren – Parents
2nd February 2024

Dayo Oyewo and Abiodun Nejo
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The kidnappers of five pupils and four staff members of the Apostolic Faith Group of Schools, Emure Ekiti, are threatening to kill their victims should the parents fail to pay ransom on them as quickly as possible.

The families of the kidnapped disclosed to The PUNCH on Thursday, that the abductors had reduced the ransom to N15m.

This was as the police said they had arrested 13 suspected in connection with the Monday killing of two Ekiti monarchs-the Onimojo of Imojo, Oba Olatunde Olusola and the Elesun of Esun Ekiti, Oba Babatunde Ogunsakin, by suspected kidnappers.

Gunmen operating on the Emure-Ekiti — Iporo Ekiti road attacked a bus conveying over 25 pupils of the Apostolic Faith Group of Schools, Emure Ekiti, after closing hours.

Relatives of the victims in separate telephone interviews with one of our correspondents, said the kidnappers who initially demanded N100m, reduced it to N15m after negotiations with the families.

The families, however, said the abductors insisted on the prompt payment of the reduced ransom warning that the kidnapped children were becoming weak.

According to them, they also threatened to kill the victims, if the relatives failed to pay the ransom.

Kidnappers’ ransom

The Principal of the secondary section of the school, Boje Olanireti, had on Tuesday told The PUNCH that although there were over 25 pupils in the bus, five were taken away with four staff members.

The schoolchildren were abducted on the same day 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.

In an interview with The PUNCH on Thursday, Pastor Clement Adebisi, whose wife, Mary, was among the kidnapped staff members, said the kidnappers told them to get the money on time while revealing that the children were already getting weak.

He said his wife was on the bus with his three children but the kidnappers took the woman away and left the children.

Adebisi stated, “We just spoke with them two hours ago and they concluded that we should pay N15m. They told us that the children were already getting weak and we should find the money on time and come and take them out of their place. “

“One of my children who tried to follow her mother was beaten and thrown into the bush. It was the eldest sister that went to carry her. She even fainted twice when they got home,” he added.

Another parent, Adebisi Jegede, whose wife, Esther, and daughter Ogoolami, are among the victims, said the abductors threatened to kill their victims.

He said, “My wife is a teacher and I was the first person they called and that was the second day around 2pm. When they first called me, they said we should bring N10m each to secure their release.

‘’When they called me the second time, they started to beat my wife and the children and kept asking for money. They threatened to kill them if we did not pay the money.”

Also, Oluwadare Oniya, the father of nine-year-old Peace who is among the victims, said the kidnappers were initially offered N500,000 but they got angry and rejected it.

Also, a source, who said that about N3m had been raised so far towards the release of the kidnapped persons, said, “The gunmen are threatening that they would kill the victims if the money is not paid on time. They have asked us to bring N15m for the kidnapped persons.

“What we need now is money to secure the release of our children and wives because we just had a conversation with the kidnappers. Today, they called four to five times. They said the ransom is now 15m.”

Meanwhile, the Police Public Relations Officer, Ekiti State Command, Sunday Abutu, said on Thursday , said that police had arrested eight more suspects in the forests in the state in connection with the killing of two Ekiti obas.

https://punchng.com/kidnappers-threatening-to-kill-ekiti-schoolchildren-parents/

Damnnn niggar

Too bad

Since Nigerians wany to be doing tribalism

So be it

No sympathy and pity for anybody

Ok

No place is safe in Nigeria,. I think we need another protest, END KIDNAPPING AND KILLINGS NOW

When will someone ever come online and see one Goodnews about Nigeria?
I weep for my country Nigeria !

The deafening silence about this school children kidnapping is just worrisome.

What's the difference between this and chibok girls saga during Jonathan era

All the ronus are nowhere to be found.
Is it because their brother is in charge now

I was discussing with an acquaintance yesterday and this is what I said. The government should get up to it's duties and live up to it's expectations
Nobody should crowd fund for kidnappers else we'd soon get to a stage where they'd be demanding for billions.

There is a political angle to this kidnapping and armed banditry.

I just don't know what say, but what I know is God is watching.....

They won't kill them,its just threat so that you people will pay them.

By the way I hope emilokan knows about it ?

They should let him know ,so he can talk to the kidnappers to let the innocent kids go..

Commander in Cheat/Shit.

May God intervene since our security agencies are clueless.

The Lord is your strength or may be not.

Tribalism over competence.

We should have little or no complaints.

They will be released unscathed by the special Grace of God

They will be released unscathed by the special Grace of God ....

Innocent children!!!!

Their only mistake was to witness Tinubu presidency

I hope you all can see that kidnappers are not kidnapping elected officials, they are going after you, the common man on the street. This is what happens when we tell you that election has consequence.

Look at the Army and Police are doing nothing to stop this high rate of kidnapping in Nigeria. Bola Tinubu is in France perfecting how to contract Nigeria's oil sector with his brother.

You lots don't understand the damages that will happen to Nigeria.

Look for a way to mobilize 25% of Nigerians and hit the streets of Nigeria, replicating what happened in Sri Lanka. If you don't do this, you re wasting your time.

Do we still have security men in this country?

I pray for their speedy release in Jesus Christ Mighty Name Amen 🙏

jrobbins:
I was discussing with an acquaintance yesterday and this is what I said. The government should get up to it's duties and live up to it's expectations
Nobody should crowd fund for kidnappers else we'd soon get to a stage where they'd be demanding for billions.

if you have ur child kidnapped? Will you pay or risk him or her being killed..I need ur answer,

Death sentence should be enacted on kidnapping for ransoms or rituals

Can we all just come out and scatter this country ones and for all?

These nonsense is too much
All you all do is sympathize and boom another tragedy happens again are we not tired already?

Or you dey wait till it happens to your relatives?

UptownVibes:
They won't kill them,its just threat so that you people will pay them.

By the way I hope emilokan knows about it ?

They should let him know ,so he can talk to the kidnappers to let the innocent kids go..

Commander in Cheat/Shit.

That's the same thing we all thought with Nabeeha. The Abuja lady that was killed.

So sad

Bola Tinubu said he would recruit 50 million youths to end insecurity.


What is stopping Tinubu from recruiting at least 2 million youths into the Police to mann all our highways and secure the forests before these foreign Fulani terrorists conquer the whole of Nigeria?


Tinubu you talked about State Police as a Governor, now you are the President please allow States and LGAs to create their own well armed state Police to safeguard their states and LGAs. The Federal Police is overwhelmed and overstressed already, they can solve this rising insecurity.

All these Attacks seem to be planned and well orchestrated

This is what tribalism and unemployment has caused. They should continue okay.

Renewed Hope. What a CORNTREE

Parents, go and pay for Una kids oh. Una wey pay school fees come even gree make them go excussion

Parents too should be allowed to have licence to gun 🔫

Miracle112:
When will someone ever come online and see one Goodnews about Nigeria?
I weep for my country Nigeria !

What we hear is about kidnapping, killings, embezzlement and weak Naira.

Any positive news is most times futuristic, and no hope of it coming to pass

But those bad news are immediate

Netizens should crowdfund and raise the money for them. This has become the new trend in Nigeria.