-Lagos State Police Command
confirms the rescue of the three
abducted schoolgirls
– Kidnappers apprehended by the
police as part 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. 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 sporadical shooting
and overpowered the security
personnel at the premises. They
escaped through the school fence
together with the hostages. According
to initial reports, the kidnappers
demanded 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 the 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
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