Abducted Lagos Teachers, Pupils Regain Freedom

 Two teachers and four students of Lagos State Model College, Igbonla in Epe,  kidnapped lastweek Wednesday have been released

Abu, Emmanuel Okonkwo, Jeremiah Ruth, Isaac Adebisi, the pupils and A.O. Oyesola, Vice Principal, Junior School, and Lukman Oyerinde, the English teacher, were released around 10:30pm on Wednesday, The Nation reports.

“I thank God for everything. My son has been released to us. He is in good health. God is wonderful,” Oluwafemi Adebisi, a father of one of the victims was quoted to have said.

Their abdicFollowing their abduction, the kidnappers demanded N120 million as ransom but would subsequently reduce their asking fee to N3.5m. Though, it was not clear if this ransom was  paid to secure their release.

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