We killed 20 kidnappers while rescuing Igbonla Lagos students - Fatai Owoseni

- Fatai Owoseni, the Lagos state commissioner of police said 20 kidnappers were killed while rescuing six abducted students of Igbonla-Epe Model College, Lagos state

- Owoseni however regretted that one civilian volunteer died during the rescue operation

- He further said that eight policemen and four other civilian volunteers also sustained injuries

The Lagos state police command has disclosed that 20 kidnappers were killed while making attempts to rescue the six abducted students of Igbonla-Epe Model College, Lagos state.

Fatai Owoseni, the state commissioner of police, on Friday, July, 28, made this known to journalists in the state, The Cable reports.

Legit.ng recalls that the boys were released on Friday, July 28, 64 days after they were kidnapped in their school premises on Sunday, May 28.

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Owoseni however regretted that one civilian volunteer died during the rescue operation and eight policemen and four other civilian volunteers sustained injuries.

He said: “We have responsible security agencies that don’t want to sacrifice the lives of those children. Our objective was to do everything possible to get these children alive, unhurt and that’s exactly what has happened.’’

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The commissioner commended the south-west governors “for demonstrating a clear commitment to combat crime in the region.”

Meanwhile, Legit.ng had reported that the six students of Igbonla Model College in Epe who were abducted had been released. The students were in the custody of their abductors for two months.

Watch this Legit.ng TV Video of Igbodu/Isiwo farmers and community members from Epe area of Lagos protesting the kidnap of some of their farmers by unknown gunmen:

Source: Legit.ng