8 kidnappers of Lagos school students arrested says IGP

Eight suspected kidnappers of six students of the Lagos State Model College, Igbonla, Epe, Lagos have been arrested by the Nigerian Police.

The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, on Friday confirmed the arrest while speaking to newsmen while on tour of duty in Imo State, the IGP said that eight suspects in connection with the abduction had been rounded up by the police in a bid to rescue the students as quick as possible.

He said “eight suspects have been arrested by the police in connection with the abduction of the six pupils in a school in Lagos state. We are in touch with school proprietors on the need to establish schools in ensured environments”.