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Distraught Parents of Abducted Students Storm Gov. Ambode’s Office (Photos)

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7 years ago

June 7, 2017

Parents of kidnapped students of the Lagos State Model College, Igbonla, Epe stormed the office of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode to demand for the release of their children 14 days after they were abducted by gunmen.

The parents said the kidnappers told them on Tuesday that four of their children were now sick and that they would henceforth not negotiate with the parents again or allowed them to speak with their children, insisting that they wanted to negotiate with the government.

Mothers of the children were seeing weeping and wailing profusely and calling on the state government to do something urgently to get their children released.

A woman who refused to give her name was overtaken by emotion as she was wailing at the top of her voice, calling on government to get her child identified as Isiaka out of the kidnappers’ den immediately.

Mrs. Toyin Philips, mother of Pelumi, a 17-year old student who was kidnapped was seen weeping and demanding government’s intervention in the situation.

“I want my son back. I sent my son to the school because there was no money. If I had the money they are demanding for, would I have sent my son to that school?” She asked. “We are the one negotiating with the kidnappers. The kidnappers said they wanted N100 million. Government, please, don’t let our children die. Let their release be done today,” lamented another parent, Mrs Agbaosi, whose son Judah, is among those kidnapped.

Spokesperson of the parents, Mr. Dapo Adesega lamented that their children had been with the kidnappers for 14 days and that government had not deemed it fit to communicate with them.

Officials of the Lagos State Government came to address the parents and assured them that government would stop at nothing until the children were released.