An unknown variety of schoolchildren have reportedly been kidnapped in Emure Native Authorities Space of Ekiti State, the Information Company of Nigeria (NAN) has reported.
The incident occurred on the identical time when armed males suspected to be kidnappers tried to kidnap three Ekiti conventional rulers however later killed two of them.
One of many conventional rulers is alleged to have mysteriously escaped from the scene.
Gov. Biodun Oyebanji on Tuesday confirmed the kidnapping of the kids and vowed to make use of all potential assets to trace down the criminals accountable and produce them to justice.
NAN experiences that the varsity, Apostolic Religion Nursery/Main Faculty, situated in Emure-Ekiti, was attacked on Monday night with a college bus carrying the scholars.
Native sources who spoke to NAN in regards to the incident stated the bus was on the neighboring city limits of Eporo Ekiti when the incident occurred.
Reacting, Oyebanji by way of Mr. Yinka Oyebode, his Particular Adviser on Media and Technique, urged calm, saying the state authorities would do every part humanly potential to rescue the scholars.
He urged residents of the state to not despair over the kidnapping of the scholars and their academics, assuring that efforts have been being made to rescue them.
The governor's assertion additionally revealed that some college students of the non-public college in Emure-Ekiti, together with their academics and the bus driver, have been kidnapped on Monday night whereas returning to Eporo-Ekiti.
The governor, who described the kidnapping of the scholars as insensitive and unacceptable, stated no effort could be spared in efforts to rescue them.
He assured that safety businesses within the state have been already on the path of the abductors, with a mandate to convey again the scholars and their academics safely.
He added that safety is being beefed up throughout the state with a view to flushing out prison components from their hideouts.
Whereas calling on residents to stay calm and vigilant, he urged them to cooperate with safety companies by making related data accessible to authorities.
The Police PPRO within the state, DSP Sunday Abutu, couldn’t touch upon the matter as he was engaged in an emergency safety assembly with Governor Oyebanji over the kidnapping.
The governor, in response to the unlucky state of affairs, had introduced collectively all the safety equipment of the state in an emergency assembly.
