How Kidnapped Lagos School Children Regained Their Freedom in Ondo

The six Lagos School students who were kidnapped by gunmen from their Igbonla Model College in the Epe Area of Lagos State, have been released in Ondo State on Friday
The release of the six students followed the intervention of the Ondo state government who the abductors contacted.

The Politico gathered that the state government however mandated the state Deputy governor, Agboola Ajayi, who hails from Ese-Odo local government area of the state to ensure the freedom of the school children.
It was further gathered by The Politico from an official of the state government that the state government had been negotiating the release of the students in the last ten days.
The official ,who pleaded anonymity, said the abductors vowed not to release the students to Lagos state government and disclosed that the Delta state government also tried to secure the release of the students but to no avail.
He ,however,said the militants in the early hour on Friday released the six students between Ajakpa community and Ugbonla creek in the state.
He said the students disclosed that they had been living comfortably with their abductors in the last 64 days, saying they were being fed with bread and sardines .
The released students are ; Agbaosi Judah, Jonah Peter, Philips Pelumi, Adebanjo George, Yusuf Faruq and Ramon Isiaka.
As at the time of this report, the students were being taken to Lagos by the state official where they are expected to join a flight to Abuja, to meet with the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osibajo .
The Acting President had last week mandated security agencies to secure the release of the students within the shortest time possible.