Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni,
has said that no ransom was paid to secure the
release of the three kidnapped girls of Babington
Macaulay Junior Seminary, (BMJS), Agunfoye-Lugbusi,
Ikorodu.
At a crowded press conference at the State House,
Ikeja, Lagos on Sunday, Owoseni said the children
were rescued using the application of modern
technology and that no ransom of any kind was
collected by the kidnappers.
The commissioner wanted the public not to encourage
kidnappers to demand ransom as any ransom paid
would encourage others to go into the unholy
business.
He said three suspects, including the prime suspect,
Emmanuel Arigidi, were arrested, adding that the girls
were in stable condition.
“The girls are stable, medical attention has been
given to them and from what we gathered from the
girls, they were not molested by the kidnappers,” he
said.
Owoseni said the police and other security agencies
mounted pressure on the kidnappers which eventually
led to the rescue of the children around Imota area of
Ikorodu at the early hours of Sunday.
Also addressing newsmen, Governor Akinwunmi
Ambode announced that the three children were
rescued at the early hours of Sunday by security
operatives, which included officers from the Lagos
State Police Command, the Department of State
Security and members of the Armed Forces, who
worked round the clock in the last six days to secure
the release of the children.
Commending the military for a job well done, Ambode
said the three girls had been safely re-united with
their families and that the government wished to
assure Lagosians that their security is top priority and
that it would not relent in ensuring that Lagos
remained safe and secure.
“I am reliably informed that one of the suspected
kidnappers, Emmanuel Arigidi, was arrested during
the operation to secure the release of the abducted
children. Let me warn that the State Government will
not tolerate kidnapping or any form of crime in the
state.
“Our position is clear and unambiguous, Lagos State
has the capacity and the will to go after every form of
crime and criminality in order to safeguard life and
property in the state.
“As our daughters are re-united with their mothers
and other members of their families, I would like to
seize this opportunity to wish all mothers in Lagos
State and Nigeria at large a happy Mothers’ Day,” he
said.
The three suspects were paraded before newsmen
during the briefing.
Source: Vanguard
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