Turkish College: Abductors demand N1.2bn

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Gunmen, who kidnapped three students and five staff of the Nigeria Turkish International College at Isheri, Ogun State on Friday, have demanded a ransom of N1.2 billion.

This came as the Inspector- General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, yesterday, disclosed that the police would soon launch a security programme tagged: “Safer Schools Initiatives,” to check kidnapping in schools.
It was learnt yesterday that the kidnappers contacted school management through the phone of one of the victims and demanded the ransom. The victims are three students, two Turkish non-teaching staff and three others.
It was learnt that the two Turkish staff were asked to pay N300 million each, while six others have to pay N100 million each, totalling N1.2 billion.
The gunmen numbering about 20, who were fully armed, stormed the school about 9:30p.m. on Friday, broke the fence and abducted the female students in their hostels along with non-teaching staff.
A security source, however, disclosed that the CCTV camera captured the gunmen. All of them wore face masks while one of them wore skirt, the source added.https://newtelegraphonline.com/crime/metro/turkish-college-abductors-demand-n1-2bn/