Indications
emerged yesterday, that abductors of the six Senior Secondary School
students of Lagos Model College, Igbonla, in Epe area of Lagos, have
threatened to relocate the victims following a close call at their camp.
The parents of some of the abducted girls
Vanguard gathered that some security operatives attempted to sneak
into a creek in Ondo State where the students were suspected to have
been kept, weekend. But they met a brick wall as the speed boat they
went in could not access the terrain, as they were blocked with logs.
Information at Vanguard’s disposal revealed that to access the
suspected camp, a wooden boat was needed to cross some sections, from
where one would continue with a speed boat.
Security agents were said to have been stuck at a point because
there was no wooden boat to continue the journey. The particular arm of
security agents who made the move was shrouded in secrecy as at
yesterday. But a senior security operative confirmed the near invasion
of the camp to Vanguard.
The sources said; “Ordinarily, this should not be in prints.
That is why it is not necessary to divulge which security agency went
there. We got intelligence report this morning that the abductors were
making a move to relocate the students again. But everyone involved in
this rescue mission is at alert, that is, the Military, officers of the Department of State Services, DSS and the Police.
The students will be rescued alive at the end of the day, by the grace of God.” Should
the move to relocate the students succeed, it would be the third time
they will be moved from one camp to another since they were abducted.
They (students) were initially kept in camp around Epe, pending
when the initial ransom of N400 million for their release would be
paid. Two days later, policemen comprising those from the Lagos State
Police command, Marine Unit and the IGP Intelligent Team who stormed the
camp and engaged some kidnappers found there in a gun duel.
In the process, two boats belonging to the militants were sunk,
while some gang members managed to escape. But when checks were
conducted round the camp, the students were not found, as they had been
relocated to another camp located between Lagos and Ogun creeks, hours
before the operatives arrived.
Another relocation of the students occurred after the expiration of
the date given for the payment of the reduced ransom of N200 million
for their release.
Shortly before the second relocation, three suspected members of
the kidnap gang who had gone to survey the terrain were arrested in
Benin . Meanwhile, the concerned parents still had expressions of gloom
on their faces, unsure of the fate of their children.
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