The aggrieved mother of one of the abducted school girls slumped and was rushed to a hospital in mainland Lagos on Friday, March 4. Timilehin Olosa, Tofunmi Popoolaniyan and Deborah Akinayo were kidnapped from Babington Macurlay Junior Seminary on Monday night by suspected pipeline vandals.
The Nation reports that the woman had high hopes following assurances from security agencies that the girls would be rescued on Friday. However, her health deteriorated after the girls were not freed as promised. The woman was immediately rushed to a hospital where she was treated and released after several hours. Meanwhile, the kidnappers have demanded the N10million ransom, despite pleas by the woman’s family, who managed to raise a million.
Father of victim narrates ordeal “The woman had high hopes that the girls will be rescued last night but when the kidnappers were said to have insisted on N10million, the woman whose family has raised a million Naira collapsed. “She was rushed to a hospital in the mainland where they leave. She was hospitalised but much later, she was returned home. She has also been fasting since the girls were kidnapped. So far, the kidnappers are still insisting on N10million.
They have refused all pleas to accept the one million Naira the family has raised,” a source said. When contacted, Dolapo Badmos, the spokesperson of the Lagos state police command, said she was not aware of the collapse, adding “that information is not at my disposal.” However, she noted that the rescue efforts have been intensified, adding that the police was hopeful the girls will soon be freed and reunited with their families.
Earlier this week, the House of Representatives mandated the inspector general of the police, Solomon Arase, to intensify efforts towards the rescue of the abducted girls. The House will also setup a special committee that will go to Lagos and interface with the school and state police command on the matter.
Source: Naij.com
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