Abducted Lagos school pupils: ‘Security forces kill 14 militants, advance into creeks’
No fewer than 14 armed militants have been killed in gun battle with special forces deployed to comb the creeks and rescue the six children kidnapped from Lagos State Model College, Igbonla, Epe, Lagos State on Thursday, The Nation learnt yesterday. Yusuf Farouk, Ramon Isiaka, Pelumi Philips, Peter Jonas, Adebanjo George and Judah Agbaosi were abducted from their hostels around 6 am by gunmen in police uniform. Their abduction followed a three-day unsuccessful attempts by the hoodlums who were stopped by policemen deployed to the school premises. The gunmen eventually gained access into the school through a hole they made in the rear fence and whisked away their victims. A source told our correspondent that the abduction of the pupils angered security chiefs in the state, who immediately deployed gunboats and tactical combat forces against the criminals. The gun battle, which started in the early hours of yesterday, was still on at about 4pm, with friendly forces advanci...