The mother of one of the abducted school girls
from Babington Macauley Junior Seminary
(BMJS), Ikorodu, Lagos State, on Friday,
slumped and was taken to an undisclosed
hospital.
Deborah Akinayo’s mother, collapse after four
days of dry fasting she embarked upon for God
to intervene in the abduction of her daughter,
the Nation reports.
It would be recalled that Timilehin Olosa,
Tofunmi Popoolaniyan and Deborah Akinayo
were abducted on Monday night by a 10-man
gang who reportedly entered the school
compound through a gaping hole in the school’s
fence.
The kidnappers had also insisted on a N10
million ransom, despite pleas by the woman’s
family, who it was learnt have raised a million
naira.
According to reports, the woman’s health took
a twist after the girls were not freed yesterday
morning as allegedly expected. She was said to
have placed much hope in pledges by security
agencies to rescue them yesterday.
A source said, “The woman had high hopes that
the girls would be rescued last night but when
the kidnappers insisted on N10million, the
woman whose family has raised a million Naira
collapsed.
“She was rushed to a hospital on the mainland
where they live. She was hospitalised but much
later, she returned home yesterday.”
The source added that she had also been fasting
since the girls were kidnapped, adding that the
kidnappers are still insisting on N10 million and
they have refused all pleas to accept the one
million Naira the family has raised.
When contacted, the Lagos State Police
command’s spokesperson, Dolapo Badmos, a
Superintendent of Police said she was not aware
of the collapse.
“That information is not at my disposal, but the
police has intensified their efforts to rescue the
girls and we are hopeful the girls would soon be
reunited with their loved ones,” the
spokesperson said.
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