KIDNAPPED 16-YEAR-OLD AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL STUDENT RESCUED

Olufolabi Adeniji, the 16-year-old pupil of American International School, who was kidnapped on April 16, 2013 has been rescued by the Lagos State Police Command. Folabi was kidnapped while being driven to school by his parents’ driver, John Adebayo. He was found in a bush in Ilaro area of Ogun State on Friday.

The kidnappers had contacted Afolabi's parents and demanded N60m as ransom but the parents managed to convince them to take N5m. They were arrested in the process of collecting the ransom. Investigations by the Police revealed that the driver, Adebayo,  masterminded the kidnap. The driver was the one that opened the door of the vehicle and allowed the other kidnappers to enter the vehicle. The kidnappers pointed a gun at the victim’s head and took him to a bush in Ilaro.

The Police Public Relations Officer, Ngozi Braide, said of the rescue operation;

“After the matter was reported at Ikoyi Division, the Divisional Police Officer, Aisha Haruna, began investigations to the matter and convinced the parents of the victim not to pay ransom.

“Policemen in plain clothes got to Ilaro and after two days, they found the location of the kidnappers. “Around 4am on Friday, policemen spotted the suspects in the bush. On seeing the policemen, one of the suspects stabbed a policeman twice in the head.

“The suspect was shot and killed immediately while the three other suspects were arrested. “The suspects revealed the location of the boy and he was rescued in good health.”

Our correspondent learnt that the slain suspect was the sibling of the driver.