Kidnappers of six school pupils, teachers and driver of school bus have called to demand N100 million for their release.
The kidnappers were said to have contacted the victims’ families to demand for the ransom as a condition for their release.
A source said the kidnappers reached out to them on Tuesday evening, asking for the money in exchange for the freedom of their victims.
The Six pupils, three teachers and the driver of a private school bus were on Monday kidnapped by gunmen suspected to be herdsmen.
They were abducted while returning from Eporo-Ekiti in the school bus.
Their kidnap came barely hours after two traditional rulers, the Onimojo of Imojo in Oye Local Government Area, Oba Olatunde Olusola, and the Elesun of Esun Ekiti in Ikole Local Government Area, Oba Babatunde Ogunsakin were killed by gunmen along Ipao-Oke – Ako Road while their colleague, the Alara of Ara Ekiti, Oba Adebayo Fatoba in Ikole Local Government Area, managed to escape.
It was gathered that the kidnapped pupils were students of The Apostolic Nursery and Primary School, Emure-Ekiti in Ekiti State. (vitalnewsngr.com)
