the adopted Lagos school girl as been rescued by the police arrested

– The Lagos state police command has

confirmed the rescue of three abducted
schoolgirls
– The kidnappers were apprehended by the
police as part of the rescue mission
The police, in an overnight rescue operation,
have freed the three schoolgirls of the
Lagos Babington Macaulay Junior Seminary
School in Ikorodu.
The girls were found at the Igbokuta area of
Ikorodu. They are unharmed and were not
molested by their kidnappers.
Three arrests have been made in connection
with the crime, according to the police
spokesperson.
A press conference dedicated to the events
is to be held by the Lagos state government
and security agencies at the State House,
Alausa, by 2pm.
Timilehin Olosa, Tofunmi Popoolaniyan and
Deborah Akinayo were kidnapped from a
classroom in the Babington Macaulay Junior
Seminary School on February 29.
The abductors, about 15 heavily armed men,
reportedly dug a hole under the fence
surrounding the school, started sporadic
shooting and overpowered the security
personnel on the premises. They escaped
through the school fence together with the
hostages.
According to initial reports, the kidnappers
demanded a N100 million ransom, a sum
which was later reduced to N10 million.
The case had drawn the attention of the
House of Representatives, and Solomon
Arase, the inspector general of the police,
was directed to intensify efforts to rescue
the girls. Sniffer dogs were brought to the
area to help search for the culprits.
Earlier, the abducted girls’ parents told
Channels TV there had been an attempt by
some armed men to gain access to the
school in January. That time, however, the
school security officers managed to stand
their ground.
BMJS is a co-educational secondary
institution of the Lagos Anglican Diocese.
The private missionary school was founded
on October 18, 1996 by the late Most
Reverend Joseph Abiodun Adetiloye. It was
named after Late Reverend Thomas
Babington Macaulay.