Police Rescues Kidnapped Ikorodu School Girls, Arrest Kidnappers

The Commissioner of police for Lagos state, Fatai Owoseni has today confirmed the rescue of the three kidnapped female students of Babi...

The Commissioner of police for Lagos state, Fatai Owoseni has today confirmed the rescue of the three kidnapped female students of Babington Macauley Junior Seminary, Ikorodu.

Confirming their freedom, Lagos state Police Commissioner, Fatai Owoseni said the girls were rescued around Igbokuta area of Ikorodu.

The police also paraded some of the suspected kidnappers while stating that no ransom was paid for the girls. 

Lagos state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode addressing the media on the rescue of the girls

Two of the suspected kidnapped were arrested while demanding a 60 million naira ransom. Other suspects also arrested were the two persons who registered SIM cards used in contacting the girls' parents.

One of the kidnap suspects, Emmanuel Arigidi, said the group did not molest or abuse the girls, adding that they approached the school and escaped via canoes at the edge of Adama creeks on the fateful day of the the ugly incident.